Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 2nd Sep 2004 19:56 UTC, submitted by Jon Cooper
Windows "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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dhcp and dns
by Mathman on Fri 3rd Sep 2004 01:07 UTC

Turning off the dhcp and dns client services strikes me as rather odd too. But maybe those services really aren't needed on Windows?