> Virtual memory, automatic updates, protecting itself from nasty programs 
> that try to access things they shouldn't, providing common dialogs for 
> all applications, plug and play, CD/DVD-RW access, wireless networking, 
> remote desktop, configuring machines remotely, network file systems, 
> network printing, offline files, hibernating, file type associations, 
> encryption, working in multiple time zones, working with different 
> region settings, firewall.  I'm sure there are more, but those are the 
> most useful.
> 

I just looked through my service list to try proving you wrong, and 
disabled these services:

"Quick wireless networking", enabled by default, yet I'm using a 
Ethernet cable and this machine has no wireless hardware.

DCOM launch, I can't disable this one, but I know I don't need DCOM and 
has been a security hole in the past.

Machine Debug Manager (C:\Program files\Common files\Microsoft 
Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE), which I don't need since I use gdb, not Visual 
Studio debugger. Why is this even *installed*??

Remote registry. My sister doesn't need to poke around on my registry 
(but I do need to do it on her machine). Hanged trying to stop it, but 
at least I could set it not to start automatically.

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