"Dave" wrote in message
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You run antivirus which slows your machines down.

No, and no. I have AV on some machines, but not all. Not on either Vista
machine, for example, but on the wife's and daughter's laptops yes. Good
AV is not noticeable. You need to stop getting your Windows opinions from
slashdot.

You compromised safety for liberty.

I have no idea what that means. My safety and liberty have nothing to do
with my computers.