I wouldn't compare it to actual diseases. As an European, the anti-vaxxer movement provokes profound disillusionment in me, and that last sentence... Apologies,

I wouldn't compare it to actual diseases. As an European, the anti-vaxxer movement provokes profound disillusionment in me, and that last sentence... Apologies, I had to say this. (You are correct in that using a XP machine is likely less risky today if you're only doing so in a LAN and with minimal access to the Internet)