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I had my new desktop PC loaded with the original/base/vanilla version of Windows 7 (so there is no anti-virus program or other anti-malware software installed). As a consequence, I need to download over 150 updates to bring the OS up to the current version.

It has always been my understanding that an anti-virus program should be in place before doing any extensive online work, but when I tried to download Microsoft Security Essentials I got a "File Corrupted" message. I’m thinking the lack of updates may be causing

the corruption issue, but again, I thought I needed to get an anti-virus program loaded first before running Windows Update (or doing any extensive online work).

 

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