[mathprof]

In my post, I should have included this (from the end of the article):

Mr. Schare of Microsoft does have one suggestion for those who cannot use the latest patches in Service Pack 2: buy a new personal computer. By the same reasoning, the security problems created by a car's broken door lock could be solved by buying an entirely new automobile. The analogy comes straight from Mr. Schare. "It's like buying a car," he said. "If you want to get the latest safety features, you have to buy the latest model."

[Born to Conserve]

If you want airbags and crumple zones, sell the VW bug and buy a car.

[edchambers]

( "If you want to get the latest safety features, you have to buy the latest model.")

This is a dumb analogy my older systems running 98se with freeware security have actually been slightly more secure and trouble free than my newer XP system.I know several people who have actually improved thier machines performance by switching from Me or 2000 to 98se.