>>Well, I guess great minds think alike. I was reading something on the Internet last night about XP SP3 and thinking the exact same thing myself! I would not put it past them at all.
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>I'm still on XP SP1 and am not even thinking of switching to SP2 - knowing the number of things that one puts out of my control. XP SP1 is the last version where you can still be sure that automatic updates will not be performed behind your back, and on which I know how to prevent the system's attempts to call home.

Well, I guess I wasn't very aware of the differences between XP SP1 and 2. I mainly just want to keep the computer secure and I feel XP SP2 with Norton Antivirus does that. I think you can configure the Microsoft Update option to notify you of updates and get your permission before installing. I don't, though I've thought of changing over to that method.