> On a new installation of Windows Xp. First thing I try is
> to update. I get a message saying that MS wants $19.95 for
> a fix for security issues, pop ups etc.
Where'd you get your installation media? Seems worth checking
that you didn't infringe on an MS copy right and this is the
first of many surprises you might find within...
If this is genuine media, it certainly didn't take long for you
to get hacked. You might want to download the updates to CD and
wipe your current installation. Then get that box off the
network before your next installation and update from your CD.
Or run the installation/updates from behind a firewall (linux,
BSD, cheapo-hardware, whatever as long as its outside of that
box). Linux can be the shepherd to protect your poor MS sheep ;).
~ Daniel
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