Having DSL does not necessarily mean you have a router. DSL comes straight
in through a DSL modem ... unless your networked, and even then you don't
have to use a router.
XP does have it's own built in Firewall (software) and various sources have
said it's not very good. That's all I have used since XP came out and I have
no complaints. Others do install another firewall ... hardware or software.
Howard
Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Putting used XP computer online
Xp can see FAT and FAT32.
It's 98 that can't see NTFS, unless it is networked, then it can see the NTFS boxes in which it is part of the network.
You can download in 98 and transfer into XP.
You can also see NTFS in 98 with 3rd party software.
Which version of XP is this and which service pack? [Windows key]+[Pause/Break] pressed simultaneously will bring up the System Properties API and there you can see which XP and SP.
If you're on SP2, you're covered. If you have DSL, then there's a builtin (hardware) firewall in the router.
NTFSDOS will see NTFS from DOS: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsDos.html
Armando
-----Original Message-----From: ROBERT BURGER <RobertBurger36@xxxxxxx> Sent: Jul 13, 2006 12:39 AM To: TriadTechTalk <TriadTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [triadtechtalk] Putting used XP computer online
Hi,
I have a Win98 computer and bought a used XP computer. I have MSN with DSL and AOL with DSL (got both for $23) on the Win 98 and plan to install both on the XP computer.
Can I download AVG, Zone Alarm and other anti-malware programs on my Win98 machine, copy them to a USB drive and copy them to my XP before I connect to the web? I think not because FAT32 is not compatible with NTFS. True? Or can XP read both NTFS and FAT32?
I have read that an unprotected computer can be infected within 20 minutes (12 minutes according to Sophos) of connecting to the web. If this is true, what is the best way to get the XP computer protected as quickly as possible.
1. Install AOL version 9.0 on XP and use the dialup modem to download the AVG and other programs limit my exposure. AOL has a built-in A/V.
2. Install MSN on XP and download the programs via DSL. MSN has Webroot Spy Sweeper for A/V.
3. Buy a boxed version of an A/V and install it on XP.
If I am connected to the web with either MSN or AOL, can I still get infected? Can the "bad guys" use other open ports to get to me?
Thanks,
Robert
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