I upgraded to SP2 on my fully up-to-date XP Pro SP1 system last Sunday.

Since then, all kinds of trouble.
Not only irritations like having to stop the "firewall" to use my VPN connections, but FREEZES that occur randomly with no apparent pattern behind them.

I've searched Google (not good at it) and I have found a bit about freezes in SP2, but all I could come up with was that adware/spyware is usually the cause and one involving some driver release for NERO (which i don't run).

I've disabled things like the firewall, vurus scanner, even a NDAS drive I have. Still get freezes.
The most oddball other thing that I have running all the time is SKYPE, and I have had 2 freezes while I was using it.
I've even had a immediately after bootup from another freeze. I haven't gone a day without 1 freeze, and usually 2-4 daily!

The freeze is a genuine freeze - NOTHING works at all.

Has anyone successfully removed SP2 from your system(s)????

UPDATE: Had another freeze shortly after writing this so restored to pre-SP2 using System Restore. Crossing my fingers.

Thanks
Jim