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XP: Not quite Dead...

... until that final whack! Four nifty tools to tide you over till you decide the upgrade to path to take and give Windows ®  XP that final whack! When using an anti virus it might complain and prevent installation. If so turn it off, install the software, and then turn it back on when done. Sandboxie Sandboxie works on the Sandbox theory: a child playing in a sandbox with a high(ish) wall has difficulty escaping. Sandboxie places the browser in a protective wrapper to prevent any malicious script installing to your hard drive. Closing the browser purges any shenanigans that might have been ongoing while browsing. The free version, which works just fine, has a pop-up to up-sell to the Pro version costing only 15 Euros. "Almost all user attacks are through web browsers, Java, and PDF documents;      Use Sandboxie Pro to help protect your Windows XP computer -- run your Internet applications in separate sandboxes to prevent security attacks ( http://