COMPUTER ROOM
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SECURITY ISSUES
Malware, Viruses
and other nasty bits
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SECURITY PROGRAMS
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SYSTEM UTILITIES
Windows XP, Vista to follow
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BROWSERS
Mail clients, Spam
and Ad blocking
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AUDIO/ VIDEO
and other Media
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GENERAL INTEREST
and other info
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SECURITY ISSUES
Malware, Viruses and other nasty bits
                                                                     
Malware Boot Camp------a Virus Tutorial:
An easily understood and comprehensive tutorial about malware.
Loads of great information offered here will take the 'scare' out of the potential for those nasty attacks.
Click all the links, drop down menus and the Next buttons for a broader education.
http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/

ComputerKnowledge---Virus Tutorial:
What's a virus, how it does what it does, how it got there and what to do about it.
http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/

Security Solutions:
How to easily protect yourself from hackers and parasites, get updates on the latest spyware and spyware blockers, or just want to learn about more about online dangers, you've come to the right place!
http://www.geocities.com/yosponge/

Bleeping Computers Tutorials:
50+ tutorials covering a veritable potpourri of topics...the first few feature Security issues and fixes.
Click on the pertinent section of interest and off you go.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?act=Tutorials&

TechGuy:
A little of everything...from online scanners to freebie security program downloads and downloadable fixes to program descriptions, instructions and tutorials to the how to's of fixing and/or removing nasty bits to security suggestions to.....you get the idea.
http://forums.techguy.org/t110854.html

Microsofts Security site
(with descriptions, tutorials, suggestions and links to articles pertaining to most security issues--because, after all, who
should know more about MS and XP security problems than M$?)
http://tinyurl.com/3oxra

Slipstreaming WinXP with SP2:
An excellent description of 'Slipstreaming' with a detailed and illustrated instructions re: the necessary procedures.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

Slipstreamed WinXP CD Using SP2:
Detailed instructions and an illustrated guide to creating a composite XP SP2 installation CD.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm