"kjk" <kjk@usa.com> wrote in message
news:dmobu29j8bepo78rje83liloe25cscn083@4ax.com...
> As I understand it, Vista has a more secure firewall than WinXP. So,
> running within a virtual machine, if the WinXP system gets infected,
> or broken into from the internet, the Vista system and all its related
> program files can't be accessed by the intruder. The only thing that
> could be affected is the WinXP system and a network that's directly
> connected to it. Do I understand that right?
>


It all depends on how you have set up the networking for the vm and how well
protected Vista is. Under normal circumstances you are right. For all
intents and purposes XP in the vm can be considered a physically separate
computer.

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca