Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 2nd Sep 2004 19:56 UTC, submitted by Jon Cooper
"We evaluated the security features of Windows XP SP2 on a test machine, following a clean install of XP Pro with no configuration changes and no third-party software or drivers installed. We installed XP with the NTFS file system, choosing all of the factory defaults, then patched it with each recommended security update including SP-1 (required), before installing SP2." Read the rest at TheRegister.
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Did anyone else notice that the author kept refering to networking services that were "uneccessary on home machines?" It was my understanding that the difference between XP Pro and Home is that Pro is suppossed to have more networking tools. If the author is so worried about networking components that are not needed on HOME machines, why is he not trying this with XP HOME Edition?
Don't complain about a hammer not doing a good job of fixing your glasses. This looks like a case of using the wrong tool for the job and then complaining that it's not a good tool. Then again, I'm writing from Mandrake 10.