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The only way to create a secure version of an operating system is to unplug it from any network. Believing that MS could/would create a secure version of XP is like believing the government is capable of fixing problems, or that you’re going to win the lotto on a given weekend. Or, more graphically, being mauled by a polar bear and a grizzly bear on the same day ;-D

The greatest mistake a system administrator can make is to assume that their configuration is “the best”, and that if there are performance problems, it must be the fault of some piece of software. There’s way too many combinations of software, hardware, network, etc. that can effect the performance of your system. WS in general, and Fred specifically is meticulous in his methodology for testing the effect of products on a running windows OS (and that has been proven over a number of years and different variations of windows). His recommendations are spot on. If it doesn’t work on your system, it’s probably something you have done to your system that is causing the problem. There is no vendor or lab that can test every combination of “stuff” and make it work efficiently on every system. People that whine about their experience just haven’t done enough homework to diagnose the problem. Thanks, Fred…

Mark Twain said “It’s not the things you don’t know that can hurt you, it’s the things that you know for sure that aren’t true”

The greatest mistake a system administrator can make is to assume that their configuration is “the best”, and that if there are performance problems, it must be the fault of some piece of software. There’s way too many combinations of software, hardware, network, etc. that can effect the performance of your system. WS in general, and Fred specifically is meticulous in his methodology for testing the effect of products on a running windows OS (and that has been proven over a number of years and different variations of windows). His recommendations are spot on. If it doesn’t work on your system, it’s probably something you have done to your system that is causing the problem. There is no vendor or lab that can test every combination of “stuff” and make it work efficiently on every system. People that whine about their experience just haven’t done enough homework to diagnose the problem. Thanks, Fred…