[Doohickey]

Microsoft really should require OEMs to ship their Windows installations with the Task Scheduler set to run the preloaded anti-virus software and Windows Defender once a week (with updates downloaded and installed before those programs begin scanning, of course), and the built-in defragger once a month. But of course, they don't, which leads to zombie PCs and unhappy users. It's amazing how this company can screw up so badly and yet still make billions of dollars.

That would get them sued again. OEM PCs do come with anti-virus, but McAfee and Symantec are crap. You'll be glad to know that Vista does run scheduled defrags, though.

[Terpfen]

That would get them sued again.

I don't see how, unless you're referring to Windows Defender, in which case they can remedy that by simply having the OEM substitute a similar program.

You'll be glad to know that Vista does run scheduled defrags, though.

Indeed it does. That's an improvement, but I eagerly await the day when Microsoft uses a file system that doesn't fragment itself so horrendously in the first place. (ZFS, anyone?)