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Originally Posted by bigal2

Well, i was thinking, whats THE best way to keep your stuff safe?

My current config is:

http://www.hellzbellz.net/sysconfig.jpg

there, the end one (medion) is mie and has sygate firewall, AVG antivirus etc.
Its well maintained, all updates etc.

The one in the middle is my dads, it has win 98, bit crappy bud does all he wants it to do, it has avg (i think) no firewall, needs a big clean up really!

The one on the left is the compaq 1ghz, its alright spec, but is a bit naf, it could do with a reformat (Well i think so) and i would put xp home on it and get it working nicely with mine! I was wondering, what could i do to spice up the security a bit though?

Seriously look at getting a firewall on all of these. Do you not have one in your router? www.zonealarm.com may help. Not personal choice but still. Works for beginners