I finally took the plunge and installed SP2, but I downloaded it locally and installed that way, partly so I have a local copy, and partly because I've heard from many sources that doing it via the Windows Update can cause problems. I'm happy to say I haven't had any problems with it, once I disabled the built-in firewalling (I have a third-party firewall I prefer). bonni

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