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Hello Wayne - 

->> Perhaps as far as using LINUX for the Internet. But I jsut
->> have too many windows programs that I am VERY comfrotable
->> with and am TOO old to learn New Tricks. And as far as User
->> Account Security just how much does one need when they are
->> the EXCLUSIVE user??? 

WC> Initially logging on as root gives you ALL priviledges and
WC> access to the computer as well as anyone savy enough to
WC> surf on in and place rootkit onto your system. 

WC> At that point anyone anywhere essentially owns your machine
WC> and could exploit it with any sort of illicit activity
WC> leading right to your doorstep. 

WC> Creating a user account other than root gives you a huge
WC> security advantage at trivial difficulty. 

WC> It's also very easy to crash your system as root user or
WC> otherwise make a huge mistake. 

WC> Very powerful O.S. 

The terms "root", "root user", and "rootkit"
may have little to
no meaning to a Windows user. :-) 

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