http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/03/04/...owsxpsp2_1.htmlMicrosoft has made something of a trade-off with the update, focusing on security improvements at the expense of backward compatibility. The Redmond, Washington-based vendor is calling on all software developers to test their code against the beta version of Service Pack 2, or face the possibility that the update will break their handiwork.
Its not as bad as it seems. More secure is better...if they get it right..