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thank you ma man
I'm curious as to what you do to lock down your box, so I'll let you know what I do:

1. Disconnect box from net.
2. Install XP.
3. Install Sasser patch (as that one can be a bastard).
4. Install AV (avast).
5. Install Zonealarm.
6. Go into IE properties and enable override cookie handling so I can disable third party cookies acceptance (an obvious spyware delivery mechanism).
7. Go into folder properties and disable "search network for printers/drives" and of course if it's there "simple file sharing"! Whoever made that feature should be shot dead on the spot. It gives full control to the everyone group for every file/folder on your drive!
8. Go into services and disable (error reporting, IPSec, messenger, portable serial player, remote registry, and sometimes others depending on the configuration).
9.Connect box to net.
10. Download AV updates.
11. Install XPSP2 (I find SP2 is fine when you install it before installing all sorts of other crap. It is OK when you install it on a fresh XP install, but really seems to suck if you slap it on a box that's be going for a while with a goodly amount of crap on it).
12. Install spybot and update it (I only use its immunize feature, its spyware detection engine has really started to suck).
13. Install spywareblaster and update it.
14. Install firefox baby! Yay!
15. Go to my favorite site for some relief, grandma's-enemas.com!

I don't do any file/folder or registry lockdown. Is there anything you do with permissions for this?

PS -- I'd just take the plunge and get a Mac. I saw that you wanted to test out Tiger, and if you really are the tech geek type (which you seem to be) I'd just spring for it. Got an Imac G5 about 2 months ago and love it. I wasn't going to run out to get Tiger immediately, but now that its release is just days away I'm starting to get itchy for it!..
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Why Longhorn matters  Loverock Davidson | 04/22/05
Which obviously implies..  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
What you said  Loverock Davidson | 04/22/05
Was about to say the same Jeffey  dave95 | 04/22/05
False dichotomy  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/22/05
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What?  NonZealot | 04/22/05
Interest is differnt than functionality  voska | 04/22/05
I was also going to say that  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
Agree mostly  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
Nice post  NonZealot | 04/22/05
thank you ma man  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
Lock down  NonZealot | 04/22/05
Installing SP2  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
You don't have to overdo security settings...  Anton Philidor | 04/22/05
Not too concerned about whether it 'matters'  Real World | 04/22/05
But..  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
He bought a Dell therefore new PC in 1.5 years  ITGuy04 | 04/22/05
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Sony VAIO's are supposed to be nice, but  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05
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A Mac mini?  Ken_z | 04/23/05
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I would but he really doesn't run much of anything  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
Re: But..  Real World | 04/23/05
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moronic  Tommy Gun | 04/22/05
An open letter to Tommy Gun..  Mike Cox | 04/22/05
MIKE Seriously!!! You have me on the floor (10)  dave95 | 04/22/05
I thought that was awesome too!  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
that was a 10!!!!  xshakes | 04/22/05
9.5  Real World | 04/22/05
8.6 --- Definitely a good one. (nt)  Plain Logic | 04/22/05
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hmmmm  dave95 | 04/22/05
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extolled  DebianDog | 04/22/05
9.5  Taz_z | 04/22/05
Penultimate  tic swayback | 04/22/05
8.75  Real World | 04/22/05
Gurus bwahahaha See pics inside Definately a 8.650931  Squawkbox | 04/22/05
Post above is in response to Mike Cox  Squawkbox | 04/22/05
MS big advertising campaign  alterego_z | 04/22/05
I'm sure I missed something  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/22/05
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Was the article about home users?  j.m.galvin | 04/22/05
post is to squawk  MIS Master | 04/22/05
My, my, the green of envy is showing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/05
Envy of What??? Another POS Security-Riddled OS By Gates/Baldmer?  itanalyst | 04/22/05
Read the post above his...  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05
Nice! I thought the same thing.... (NT)  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05
Yeah but I ain't lyin  Squawkbox | 04/23/05
What fruit will the tree bear?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/05
The glints of straightforward honesty..  Jeff Spicoli | 04/22/05
If you put down the Linux glasses you'll see I always am.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/05
Axey, you switched to Linux or OSX, didn't you? wink (NT)  Hugh Jass | 04/22/05
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I'm Guessing The Microsoft Tree Will Bear Sh*t Sandwiches  itanalyst | 04/22/05
With any luck  tic swayback | 04/22/05
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Longhorn Predicted Release Schedule  itanalyst | 04/22/05
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every MS user  Richard Flude | 04/22/05
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Pass the koolaid please  DarthRidiculous | 04/24/05
It's a shame  IT Scion | 04/25/05
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Your standards are indead low  DarthRidiculous | 04/23/05
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