No more SP !

**Pirate** · May 15th, 2003, 01:01 PM

I'll quit this bull**** (sp) because they do nothing but slowering my machine (I'm sure everyone else has the same problem) . Now , I know XP is buggy, How can I secure my machine since it's online the whole day . What do you suggest to install to protect myself against viruses and hackers and spams too . Sure You would say Norton , what else (best combination of apps )?

Thank you

**NoteMe** · May 15th, 2003, 02:09 PM

What about a hardware firewall.....

**Pirate** · May 15th, 2003, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by NoteMe
What about a hardware firewall.....

What the hell are you talking about ?

**NoteMe** · May 15th, 2003, 05:18 PM

I am talking about harware...like in my router....or the router at my school...I am blocking hackers so hard, that I hav nearly problems getting my self on the internet....

**siyan** · May 15th, 2003, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by Pirate
they do nothing but slowering my machine (I'm sure everyone else has the same problem) .

Not really.

Now , I know XP is buggy

Not really.

**Pirate** · May 15th, 2003, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by NoteMe
I am talking about harware...like in my router....or the router at my school...I am blocking hackers so hard, that I hav nearly problems getting my self on the internet....

Hmmm , isn't this a little bit costy and security overabundance . I think this fits companies not home user . How much is that anyways ?

**Pirate** · May 15th, 2003, 06:05 PM

Now a days , MS is releasing bug fixes to fix previous bugs fixes and SPs. I'm not saying a lie here , google the net to find out .

**NoteMe** · May 15th, 2003, 06:06 PM

Have no idea....the one in our router came when we ordered ADSL...so we didn't pay anything...but a real firewall that is only used to stop hackers are probably very expencive....

**Pirate** · May 15th, 2003, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by NoteMe
Have no idea....the one in our router came when we ordered ADSL...so we didn't pay anything...but a real firewall that is only used to stop hackers are probably very expencive....

I was talkin about softwares not hardware thought .

**NoteMe** · May 15th, 2003, 06:11 PM

Sorry...my fault....off track as usual...

**Sastraxi** · May 15th, 2003, 06:16 PM

Pirate: If you're not being hacked at the moment, then you have nothing to worry about. If your computer's been up for a long time, nothing's *really* going to change. It may be a good investment, however, to block all ports other than HTTP and those you need for email, etc. It never hurts.

**siyan** · May 15th, 2003, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Pirate
Now a days , MS is releasing bug fixes to fix previous bugs fixes and SPs. I'm not saying a lie here , google the net to find out .

Well its only natural to fix bugs. But I do have to point out that the general concensus is that XP, with slight tweaking, is solid as a rock and plenty fast. Linux can be made better (depends on your opinion though), but its harder to do and requires more knowledge/experience.

**Slow_Learner** · May 15th, 2003, 08:55 PM

Win2k is also very stable for me. Generally I reboot every 1-1.5 months (although just now GTA3 is making my CPU heat up quite a bit and I haven't had problems like that before)

**Sastraxi** · May 15th, 2003, 09:07 PM

I reboot all of the time, because of kernel upgrades in Linux, and switching back and forth from Win2k to Linux, and back again. I'm getting WinXP though, pretty soon, because I've heard it's a bit faster, and would be delighted to be able to find a tweak guide for it

**siyan** · May 15th, 2003, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
I reboot all of the time, because of kernel upgrades in Linux, and switching back and forth from Win2k to Linux, and back again. I'm getting WinXP though, pretty soon, because I've heard it's a bit faster, and would be delighted to be able to find a tweak guide for it

You don't really need a guide. Just poke around and you'll find the stuff (though TweakUI would be beneficial).

**siyan** · May 15th, 2003, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by Slow_Learner
Win2k is also very stable for me. Generally I reboot every 1-1.5 months (although just now GTA3 is making my CPU heat up quite a bit and I haven't had problems like that before)

My average uptime on my laptop is similar...once I went for 3 months.

I do hibernate the laptop often though, but thats not a reboot...sooo..

**NoteMe** · May 16th, 2003, 02:34 AM

I am using Win2K. I have had the machine for nearly 1 year, and it has only crashed once. I have also turned it of a couple of more times when I have installed new apps. But the rest of the time it is on 24/7..

**Sastraxi** · May 16th, 2003, 11:00 AM

Today marks the start of my "adventures" in XP

**NoteMe** · May 16th, 2003, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
Today marks the start of my "adventures" in XP

I am not sure if I should say good for you or good luck, but you will find out of it...

**siyan** · May 16th, 2003, 03:22 PM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
Today marks the start of my "adventures" in XP

don't dismiss it too soon...once you get rid of the junk (system restore, themes, etc.) and get SP1 + the rest of the updates installed is nice and solid

**Pirate** · May 16th, 2003, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
Pirate: If you're not being hacked at the moment, then you have nothing to worry about. If your computer's been up for a long time, nothing's *really* going to change. It may be a good investment, however, to block all ports other than HTTP and those you need for email, etc. It never hurts.

Yes , I always say that , but I'm still afraid I lose my data again (two times , 1st was a virus , 2nd was my fault

) . Well , this will handle hacking threads , What about viruses(hate this word) ? I had 30 infected files in one day when I got up in the morning but Norton was there as usual and helped me to get rid of them automaticaly .

**Sastraxi** · May 16th, 2003, 09:08 PM

Use any filesharing programs?

(heh, by the way, this is my first post (and first hour!) in XP Pro... havin' fun

).

**Pirate** · May 16th, 2003, 09:53 PM

Yes , kaza only .

How do you like it ?

**Sastraxi** · May 16th, 2003, 10:11 PM

So far, with System Restore, themes, and everything else disabled, it *seems* zippy. Hell, it loads in under 10 seconds.

**siyan** · May 16th, 2003, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
So far, with System Restore, themes, and everything else disabled, it *seems* zippy. Hell, it loads in under 10 seconds.

did you poke around in compmgmt.msc services?

disable the indexer and all that crap

but NEVER EVER DISABLE RPC!!!!

**Pirate** · May 17th, 2003, 07:22 AM

lol It seems everyone here busy with Sas new XP ,

.

**parksie** · May 18th, 2003, 07:13 AM

Originally posted by Sastraxi
Pirate: If you're not being hacked at the moment, then you have nothing to worry about. If your computer's been up for a long time, nothing's *really* going to change. It may be a good investment, however, to block all ports other than HTTP and those you need for email, etc. It never hurts.

It's a very effective additional layer.

It is technically possible to secure a system *without* the use of a firewall, but it requires a lot more things to be got right, including on the programming side.

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