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QUESTION: How Do You Find Out What Alternate Data Streams Are Legitimate In Windows XP SP3 ? OR If I delete all Alternate Data Streams I find in Windows XP, will Windows Operating System continue to work? The more I read about Alternate Data Streams (ADS), the more I don't trust them. I found that there are 10 Things to know about ADS.1. There is no limit on the size of streams and there can be more than one stream linked to a normal file. ADS are not visible in explorer or via command prompt. In fact, their size...

I'm thinking about buying an IMac, and due to my military friends and other reasons, I might want a copy of Windows XP or Windows 7 on it with Parallels Desktop 6 for Macto go between the Windows Operating System and the Snow Leopard or OS X Lion . I realize that the Apple/Mac Operating System has very few security problems, and that I'd be inviting all those security problems into my MAC by running windows in it. QUESTION: Is Windows 7 Ultimate worth the extra cost to buy a full version copy, over Windows XP SP3 full version?...