XP Myths

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html

 

myth #1: The more updates you pile on, the more stable and secure XP becomes.

 

Its a good read. I particularly like the debunking of the myth that a hosts file makes you any safer.

 

i dont. being a member of Wilders, a security forum, i believe that a HOSTS file helps but like any security program, it may produce false positives and there is that problem with the dns service.

 

I particularly like the one about defragging. I get tired of seeing these sites that proclaim there's no reason to defrag XP.. why they would go out of their way to say that, I don't know. It really does work, folks.

I'm really not a fan of HOSTS files either, but I'll agree that there is some security benefit.. just not any more than a generic ad filter (like the Ad Block for Firefox), IMO, and probably less.

 

That page has also been discussed in the Hosts file a waste of time? thread...