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    security hole in Microsoft Excel XP spreadsheet application could allow hackers to take over a user's PC by using specially formed XML stylesheets.

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    Fed up with paying through the nose for programs? Need to repopulate a system with applications following a disaster? You need our guide to free and low-cost software.

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