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John is more right
If you are running a computer without a firewall, and without virus protection, and you engage in unsafe practices, then you are going to have an issue.

If you have a firewall and up to date antivirus software, using IE is still an unsafe practice. What John says about crashing applies here. No matter what precautions are taken, you can still crash the car. No matter how many times you patch, there will always be something you can click on using IE and get spyware at the minimum, especially if you allow any ActiveX controls at all, and if you don't allow them, then why use IE. Which leads to the next point. The other browser alternatives are more feature rich and won't infect you with something by merely clicking on something. You will consciously have to download something and install it.

Windows can be very safe if you don't use any Microsoft applications to access a network.
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Not critical??!  d_jedi | 08/20/04
So let me get this straight....  el1jones | 08/20/04
P.S. - Forgot to say, I totally agree (nt)  el1jones | 08/20/04
Yes  seosamh_z | 08/20/04
Imaginations like yours...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/20/04
With imgainations like yours...  seosamh_z | 08/21/04
At least I have one.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/21/04
Unfortunately yes you do  seosamh_z | 08/22/04
DO I HAVE TO SEPERATE YOU TWO!?!  Laff | 08/23/04
Something buried into the Linux kernel?  Chris Moller | 08/23/04
but the difference is...  ryusen | 08/23/04
serious yes, critical no...  ryusen | 08/23/04
Could, maybe, on the right day, with the help of the user.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/20/04
eh?  Iain_Peters | 08/20/04
That's a lousy business model you're promoting, Ax  whisperycat | 08/20/04
Failure to think like a social engineer...  John Le'Brecage | 08/20/04
Your overconfidence is your weakness...(nt)  Fred Fredrickson | 08/20/04
Point being, there will ALWAYS be...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/21/04
I don't let them off so easily...  John Le'Brecage | 08/21/04
Yes... But  Hayvern | 08/23/04
John is more right  Taz_z | 08/23/04
re: point being  Iain_Peters | 08/23/04
Don't worry....BE happy:)  Laff | 08/23/04
The help user.  Chris Moller | 08/23/04
supposed to have been "The help OF THE user."  Chris Moller | 08/23/04
Would be an easy trick . . .  K B | 08/23/04
Of course it isn't critical ...  Judas I. | 08/20/04
Embrace the darkness  alterego_z | 08/20/04
Baloney!  vferrara | 08/20/04
He probably meant the ISC.  Letophoro | 08/20/04
NOT balony  Iain_Peters | 08/20/04
continuing on from the post above this...  Monkey_MCSE | 08/20/04
Anecdotal evidence...  Martin Marvinski | 08/20/04
Just Stop Using Internet Exploiter & Outlook  brenthawkinsmd | 08/20/04
This is why....  DragonBRockin | 08/20/04
You should storm right over to the Redmond office  FilledOut | 08/20/04
I would prefer storming the Pharmacutical Offices  Laff | 08/23/04
My MCSE's fixed this...  Mike Cox | 08/20/04
brilliant n/t  NemesisNL | 08/20/04
9.8  toadlife | 08/20/04
a perfect 10!!! lolol  xshakes | 08/20/04
9.9  php_developer | 08/21/04
FREEDOM Judge (French)....8.3  Laff | 08/23/04
9.687  sa_z | 08/23/04
8  ynotpe@... | 08/23/04
4.8 from the Russian judge. Points off for...  James T. Kirk | 08/23/04
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What you dont understand...  DragonBRockin | 08/20/04
That's what MS wants you tol think.  TWRX | 08/20/04
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What you don't understand...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/20/04
I Stand Corrected...My bad  DragonBRockin | 08/21/04
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And of course...  Rick S._z | 08/21/04
You might as well be telling these fools  mlindl | 08/22/04
Microsoft continue to stifle quality with mediocrity  whisperycat | 08/20/04
Phony Mac Righteousness  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 08/21/04
How many times have we heard this whine?  Rick_K | 08/21/04
PC Upgrade for Longhorn? Uh, no.  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 08/21/04
Speed Deamon?  in-DUH-vidual | 08/21/04
Just for fun, tell us what the compelling argument  mlindl | 08/23/04
Maybe you missed something  seosamh_z | 08/21/04
No, you did though.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/21/04
God, you're painful  seosamh_z | 08/22/04
God, you're stupid.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/22/04
WHAT?!?  Linux_Developer | 08/22/04
Uh....HELLO??  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 08/23/04
Proof! It's not Windows you like  mlindl | 08/23/04
If XP is mediocre, so are the rest  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 08/23/04
Choice  mikeybrass | 08/23/04
Oops  Rick_K | 08/21/04
Ouch, I'm sorry of somebody slammed Macs  FilledOut | 08/21/04
What can I say? Windows sucks.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/21/04
Very good, Can you say anything else? NT  seosamh_z | 08/22/04
I am happy using Windows  FilledOut | 08/22/04
Good for you.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 08/22/04
I'd feel fine as long as I learned the ends and outs of it  FilledOut | 08/23/04
Famous last words  DarthRidiculous | 08/21/04
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Half Right  in-DUH-vidual | 08/22/04
True, but  itanalyst | 08/22/04
Microsoft Crow Eaters Anonymous, "We're Incompetent, Please Ignore Us"  boomslang_z | 09/25/04

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