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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One comment on your brief services guide.
If you disable SSDP Discovery Service you can't share files with Apple Mac computers on your network. Doesn't affect everyone but caused me a whole world of pain going through settings one-by-one until I discovered this
I have no idea why this should be the case, it certainly doesn't affect Windows file sharing but OSX shares become unavailable if SSDP-DS is disabled or stopped, and Remote Desktop Client for Mac also plays up or refuses to connect without it.