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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You said "Mr.Greene is living 20 years in the past.
It's 2004 Mr.Greene, not 1984, and we don't use punch cards her any more on planet Earth.
Most homes have more than one computer and have them networked to share files and printers.
Most people email their family members some pictures regularly and html email is the norm.
Most kids these days install new games almost daily, run various file sharing and messaging software, administer their own websites and/or forums (i.e. gaming or clan site) and are probably more computer literate than Mr.Greene. "
To which I say "That's why most Windows PC's are overrun with spyware/viruses." Just because "most" people run these things is NO reason for them to be opened up by default. If you want to setup something that requires these services to be running, it should be part of the installation instructions to start those services.
Why is Windows so insecure? Because it's so damn easy to use.