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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"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. "
Really? I don't think so Tim. Most of them are running illegal file sharing applications like Kazaa and illegally swapping mp3s and movies (go on say i'm wrong why don't you). Most of them don't know what they're doing with the o/s and have no idea about networking or security. And no, most of them aren't more literate with Computers. Just because they can install the latest games on their PCs doesn't make them a computer genius - that's Hollywood mentatility.
Most Windows users are dumb - they don't know what they're doing. All they want to do is turn the PC on (to some that's a challenge) and click and point. They don't care what makes it all tick. That is 97% of Windows users.
Most corporate environments are staying well away from SP 2 and rightly so. It's a ballsed up PR attempt by Microstuffup to make it look like they're doing something cos BSD & Linux systems are hammering them and they're losing sales. Hello Microsoft, you offer crap, people will eventually wake up and move on to better products. Making the products all 'preety' doesn't keep customers. Well, not those with half a brain anyways.
The basic premise is that the Windows kernel itself (nt style kernel) is pretty good. And pretty sure. It's the crap that's on top of it and the API layer that's crud. And that's what works with your applications. That forces applications to be written for microsoft and microsoft only with great difficulty of porting to other operating systems etc, but also leaves a lot of security/reliability issues.
For those bitching about the DNS stuff, another poster answered the question already - it's to do with dns caching you morons. If you don't know what you're doing or talking about shut up. It's pretty obvious here that most of the posters on OSNews are braindead idiots with no real concept of computing. I'm being extremely polite here with my comments.
Dave W Pastern