Yes, do as you outlined.  D/L the install files and burn them to CD.
Then, install them before connecting to the DSL.
However, I would still recommend that you get yourself a router.  Even
if you only have one computer, this will provide and extra layer of
"firewall" protection.

Tony Mayer


Carol wrote:
> I will be picking up a new computer later this week.  I have DSL.  (For
> anyone who remembers, I basically bought the custom built system I posted to
> the List last week.)  I'm worried about internet security when I bring it
> home and boot it.  Will it work to download new copies of Avast and Zone
> Alarm now on this old system, burn the files to a CD, and then use that CD
> to load them onto the new system and install them on the new system before
> connecting to DSL?  I'd be using Win98SE to download now and will have Win
> XP SP2 Home on the new system.
> Carol Hanson
>
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