I would also recommend the free ZoneAlarm. A few hours after the install the annoying requests for permission to access the internet will subside. It gives you substantially more control over your firewall than the XP firewall. You need to run both AdAware and Spybot as neither will do a complete job, but together they do a fantastic job of cleaning your computer.

Keep in mind that Firefox isn't necessarily more secure than IE, just less hackers are out to get Mozilla. I do prefer Firefox to IE, even the latest update of Firefox.

I have also had Comcast as my ISP for almost 5 years now. They are a good service, but as with any cable ISP if the area you live is has lots of suscribers your speed will slow down at peak times. Take advantage of the McAfee software you get for free from Comcast. Their virus software is worth it, the rest is OK.

my 2 cents


Nick

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