From: "generalstuff" clipped >I had SP2, but I reloaded my OS and now have only the >few pieces of SP1 that HP put on this machine in 2002 >- I don't let Microsoft update anything any more. >It caused me constant problems - their idea of "fixing" >something is to disable the feature without telling you. If a feature is not secure, (and lots are not), sometimes the only way to fix it is to shut it off and (for THEM) to find a secure way to inplement that feature, (if possible)... >I returned MS Office 2003 because it wanted to >"phone home" everytime it was started. I can't say I ever noticed that on other computers, but I generally hunt down and turn off any such settings in "most" programs... Rick Glazier "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode