You also did not have a firewall But, you had the computer connected to the
internet probably through DSL or cable.

NEVER physically connect to the network without a firewall.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://www.dts-l.org


"Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You're very lucky, then. Last spring, I did a reformat/reinstall (XP Pro)
> for a friend. The install finished. I walked away for lunch. Came back
> later, started IE, and got popup windows all over the place. I'll avoid
> the middle of the story, but I found the box was infected with some sort
> of crap, and I hadn't visited ANY web sites yet. No installed software
> other than XP.