I've receved the same advice from programmers and owners of services that take care of large businesses. I do have dialup so I'm not that worried. I use Panda Titanium which updates whenever a new virus is discovered. I don't have to wait until Wednesday as I would have to with Symantec. I've had no problems since I started using Panda. I've also checked for Microsoft Updates as they become available. I only download the critical updates, however. I don't use OE so I have not been downloading those. Pat Pat At 04:13 PM 8/15/2004, dolphin213 wrote: >Jean, > >>Microsoft is about to issue >>a >> > large Service Pack for XP. You can read more about this and how to >>prepare >> > your computer at: _http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx_ >>(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx) >> >>A word of caution --------- at my computer class on Friday, my instructor >>warned not to be in a big rush to download this service pack. He suggested >>waiting for about a month --- maybe to work out the "glitches"? For >>what it's >>worth------------ >>Jean in CA > >While I hate to disagree with your instructor, if you go to Start > >Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Scroll down the list towards the >bottom, look for Windows XP Hotfix. You should see that there are several >SP2 patches already installed. This is of course if your computer is kept >up-to-date. > >Microsoft originally planned to release this SP in the spring. It has >undergone several changes since that time. The fact that most of the >updates evolve security, those people with broadband connections should >not wait. People on dial-up service "may" be able to wait as they are not >as vulnerable to attacks. > >I have seen warnings about each and every Service Pack that Microsoft has >ever put out. Some, if not all, are put out by the very people that would >like to get into your system. If there are so many problems with it, as >I've heard on various lists, could you tell me why every major computer >magazine in the US is recommending that you do not delay with the installation? > >Just my thoughts and opinion. > >Art > > >==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list send a message to >GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body >of the message. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237