took the SP2 plunge seems fine so far
I installed the SP2 update via the cd from MS = 20 min install via the cd, could not imagine downloading it from the internet even with DSL.
Turned off a few things in the security center like MS firewall and auto updates, Whish I could turn the security center off completely???
AnyWho all seems to working fine on my XP pro machine and all software so far , fingers crossed & Knock on wood.
newme/notme = never accept a no from someone who is not in the position to give you a yes!