Is your computer safe

[vigneshvh]

Do you think your computer is safe and performing well
just answer the questions and think wether your computer is safe or not
1.is your system is virus protected
2.is your system is performing to its configuration
3.is your operating system is oiginal,
just check it and think it how much of questions can get yes as answer

[DimaYasny]

and?

[caperjack]

and is there is a point to this post ,yes there is ,there is indeed ,it is, Make you computer secure it is .as you will see ,is ,is the thing to do to protect the computer you is using right now
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

[uwiuw]

i like your definition of safe and it's all important. but how do you know that your operating system are original ?

[DimaYasny]

an OS doesn't need to be original to be safe

[coolraj003]

But the OS does need to be original for you to be safe unless ofcourse you dont mind going to jail for sometime and pay huge fines because of software piracy. But as Dima says OS doesnt need to be original to be safe. I would not agree with that entirely cos in case of windows you wont be able to update it if its not original which means the latest security patches are unavailable leaving your computer open to threats but then again there are other ways to make it secure. M sure there are free security programs which might do a better job than the MS itself to keep ur PC safe.

Regards
Raj

[DimaYasny]

legality of the OS is not the issue here. in my experience MS has put out quite a few updates that actually corrupted the system or provided some new security hole.

so if you absolutely must run windows instead of a more secure OS, just use proper firewalls.

as for the updates availability - it is very easy to run a minimalistic linux distro in a virtual machine on windows, and on that linux run an emulation of WSUS, which will take updates from MS offsite without any trouble.

[caperjack]

If you have a product key that starts with FCKGW then you have a Devils own copy of xp,And it is not true that you can't get updates with un-orignal winxp,The winxp Devils own as it was called now has a key that will pass Microsoft's genuine test and update anyway you want to update it .its out there just google search for it ,and all you need to do is Slipstream in sp2 and the latest updates and your off !to Jail i guess if previous poster is correct!

[DimaYasny]

as I said, legality is not the issue here. there are quite a few ways to crack anything made by MS :)
but will that be secure?

I have been running XP 2002 version, no updates or SPs at all for 5 years without any problems. The system is behind a soho router and has agnitum outpost firewall installed. works much faster than anything new and updated, considering the hardware it uses.

[uwiuw]

hei, do you know why some notebook can not be installed non-original windows ? just wonder...thanks

[DimaYasny]

of course! because it wants to run linux :)

[caperjack]

of course! because it wants to run linux :)

lol

[caperjack]

hei, do you know why some notebook can not be installed non-original windows ? just wonder...thanks

makes no sense ,i have seen it done ,what errors do you get when trying to install it .

[bobbyraw]

if the laptop comes with a hidden partition you might have problem installing anything else but the restore cd.

[caperjack]

if the laptop comes with a hidden partition you might have problem installing anything else but the restore cd.

i load regular winxp on older laptops all the time ,I remove the recovery partition.

[jbennet]

Common sense is key.

99% of viruses/spyware are caused by peoples stupidity e.g downloading "updates" (Viruses really) from emails supposedly from Microsoft or clicking official looking popups

[caperjack]

stupidity,is a strong word for it ,more like they just don't know any better,gullible ,naive .I know Educators who use a computer like a 2 yr.old!!Actually worse than a 2 yr old .

[vigneshvh]

i accept your approach but small correction if you want to be a secured user you should be a geniune user of your operating system ,so that you can get extra protection from your operating system,you can upgrde your os any time if it is original to get more advanced features than a pirated

[jbennet]

i agree.

Pirated systems generally have SP1 so are easialy botnetted

[DimaYasny]

and sp2 is unbotnettable?
guys, this whole updates business is only good for new features, which are usually much better implemented by 3rd part software anyway

I've never recommended updating XP to my customers unless they have no better protection