This machine is dual boot XP Pro and Mandrake linux, under Windows environment I have Tauscan/Outpost/AdAware/Spybot all co-existing and working without any conflicts although my browser is Firefox not I.E… having said that, I’m also behind a hardware firewall, and it’s a builld myself machine …no pre-configured/pre-installed software.

Touch wood, system logs and firewall logs remain clear …and email (through Thunderbird) is set to only accept text … no html emails.