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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@rtfa
No, I don't think I know more about security than the author.
But he is giving an advice in his article that is plain wrong.
Turning off all those services will render computers secure but useless for most people.
Here in western Canada both major ISPs, Telus and Shaw, use DHCP to assign IP addresses, so turning off DHCP and DNS clients will have the effect of Internet connection not working.
And many other services he is suggesting to turn off are necessary for everyday computing too.
He's taken a hard line.