If it's a pre SP2 setup you'll want to disable Messenger service
which is unrelated to the ever annoying MSN Messenger. Do that
through Control Panel, Admin Tools, Serivces. That way when you
do connect to the 'net XP won't broadcast itself. Use a router
if you can. Install Firefox and remove the IE icon from the
desktop. Windows Update will always default to IE so don't worry
about that.
--- Ken Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> First allow me to apologize for an off-topic post.
>
> Now on to my question:
>
> I used to be security-knowledgeable, but I let my cert lapse
> and haven't kept
> up. I'm hoping someone here will know the answer.
>
> I have the unfortunate job of setting up a new XP workstation
> as part of a
> Linux server project I'm doing. How do you get XP patched
> enough to safely
> connect it to the Internet when you can't safely connect it to
> the Internet
> to download the needed patches?
>
> Last I knew, you were OK as long as the XP box is behind a
> firewall.
>
> Is this still true?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
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