I find the contents of your post quite amazing! XP was extensively tested and
when released "out of the box" was undoubtedly better than any previously
released Microsoft operating system. Whilst you are clearly entitled to your
opinions they are just that and do not IMO reflect reality. Or at least that
reality experienced by the many millions currently using a version of XP. As
for SP2 this raises the level of security in XP to a level way beyond that of
any Microsoft operating system.
--
Mike Maltby



grayghost wrote:

It is only my opinion, but it feels incomplete and
tenative. I get the feeling XP was marketed way too
soon, before it should have been, and, as a result was
never "finished". The seemingly continous flow of updates
makes me suspicious of the reliability of the system and
I have never been able to get "comfortable" with it. I
like my computer, but I have come to dread lighting it up
with XP. The reports of the coming SP-2 update does
nothing to elevate my reliance on XP, in fact it
underscores my misgivings about it. Much of the SP-2
(reported in the press and elsewhere)I have already
secured from other sources and I am quite happy with
their performance. As a result, I will not be installing
the SP-2 Update.

I'm sure XP Pro is a wonderful system for some, if not
most. But, I do not like it.