Pale Blue Ego;195383 Wrote: 
> I don't understand the worries about the end of MS support.  They are
> the last people I'd rely on if I had a prob with Windows.

My concern is with the end of security updates...and the constant need
for security updates in the first place.

For example, although I have a valid Windows 98SE license, I won't ever
install it again due to its huge, unpatched security holes.

> First thing I do on any Windows box is strip out all the offending viral
> cesspools (IE, OE, WMP, Scripting Host, Address Book, Messenger, Chat,
> Netmeeting, etc).

Done, done and done.  And I mean done!

> Then I firewall (Kerio) all processes from contacting microsoft.com. 
> Never had a single problem.  I don't need any MS security updates,
> because I don't have the programs that require constant patching.

I'm just worried about the schmutz I can't find and can't remove.  Or
the stuff I didn't know about until someone exploits it.


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