Hi Geoff,

"Belarc Advisor" is a pretty useful free tool that analyses your system configuration, not just whether you are up to date with antivirus and XP security updates.

It gives a rating out of 10 (mine shows 2.5 out of 10) despite being up to date with AV and XP updates, and shows how things can be tightened up pretty lucidly.

Use Google to find the web-site and download the utility. It does nothing without your permission, and displays all the Product Code Keys for your installed software. Quite useful seeing how much is installed that you never requested!

Good luck,

Bob