Ok, I am trying to weed through all the information for XP 2 and I am scared to install this. I am running XP Pro on a home pc. How important is XP 2 for me? I don't even know where to begin or NOT begin! Can anyone help????

hello
the first thing you do is back up all important data.programd faverites,pictures emails etc.
than run through these to be sure your vermin free.

[D/L CWShredder]
Download and install the newest version /zx/Robin/spybotsd13.zip (1.3) - Note: If you have been using SpyBot S&D for some time, chances are you have version 1.2. For some unknown reason, the 1.2’s update feature does not alert you to the new version so you must download and install the new from the link above. Also, download and install AdAware http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/ - there are free versions of each. Before scanning, use each programs’ update option to get the latest signature files, then scan, using SpyBot first.
[D/L Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)]w2k-xp only
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Rootkit Revealer - Free: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/rootkitreveal.shtml
pick "one" of the trojin scanners. more if not solved.
a² Free is also a good malware cleaner and can be downloaded from: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/?
TrojanHunter (trial) CastleCops /downloads-file-83.html Excelent app!
ewido trojin scanner CastleCops /downloads-file-357.html (w2k-xp only)has free version.
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Mcaffee stinger http://download.nai.com/products/mcafee-avert/stinger.exe
Use "one" of these free on-line scanners (note some spyware,viruses and trojins have been known to disable PC based AV scanners):
http://housecall.trendmicro.com or firefox friendly http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/products/housecall_launch.php http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
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Run crap cleaner to get rid of uneeded garbage!!![D/L CrapCleaner](goto,options,settins,Uncheck "Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours" for cleaning malware files!)

Note to: OP run all the scans will they not hurt your system. I gave the choose one as a starting point.
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allso make sure your computer is running perfectly before doing this. as it does not fix any non security problems.

OK, what do you mean by running perfectly??? I am a dingbat when it comes to these security issues!! lol