Fresh XP Install, then...

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I put all my drivers (Chipset, Graphics, Sound, ADSL Modem) on and install my firewall. I'm now ready to connect to Internet yah? Where I will be able to download Security Patches and latest Service Pack?

My question:

Can I not download these from the crummy ME PC i'm on now and put them on a CD? As I always seem to have trouble with the Windows Update service crashing or failing halfway through things and messing up the whole system.

After that, i'm putting on Anti-Virus program (AVG) and anti-spyware software (Ad-Aware, Spybot Search & Destroy) and the following programs which is all I think I use on the system:

Firefox
WinRAR
MSN Messenger
BitTorrent
Azareus
Media Player Classic & Codec Pack

Anything i'm missing or superior alternatives?

I'm trying to be quite security conscious with this installation as i've had nothing but problems everytime I get this PC on the Internet.
 
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