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I have been trawling the WNG* (is that right???) trying to figure out what everything means, while looking for info on downloading and installing SP2. I don't think I have the answer I need to my original post on "backup" (10 or 11 Oct) (still don't know whether I should or should not). Sorry I'll get to this point. I found one of your posts which I thought was under a query "xp help" sometime in September but now I can't find it again. You had posted a whole long spiel on keeping computer maintained with lots of websites to visit regarding spyware, firewalls, etc etc. I read through the WHOLE thing (though you suggested many wouldn't) and then got sidetracked. Then I couldn't find the thread again - can you help me find it?
*Sorry if I got the abbreviation wrong - I'm new to this (I've worked out some eg IMO - in my opinion - but couldn't remember the abbreviation for Windows newsgroups. I'm a typist and sometimes the whole thing is easier but makes for wordy posts -- V