"If you are running a Windows operating system, I want you to do the following. Start Internet Explorer. Go to the Tools menu. And select Windows Update. On that page click Scan for updates. Click Yes if any grey boxes pop up, and wait. See all those CRITICAL updates? Get them now and install them! You may need to go through this process 3 or 4 times to make sure everything is up-to-date. Stick to the CRITICAL updates and generally speaking, you'll be okay...."

^{_{(excerpt taken from "Top 11.5 Mistakes Small Businesses Make With Computers", by Babul A. Mukherjee, The Montopolis Group)}}