Greetings ukbobboy01,

As far as the security features in sp2. No I do not see any real advantage, as to my computer setup. I have NIS configured to handle that aspect.

I believe this was M$'s answer to large corporations wanting an integrated protection program for ethernet users, or the home user who could not afford the additional cost of an independant security program for the internet.

There may be other issues sp2 addressed, but most of the software developers vocabulary goes right over my head.

I also run ad-aware, Spybot, and Spyblaster, to handle other issues NIS doesn't specificaly address to keep my machine healthy from outside sources.

Being somewhat security minded myself. I don't believe letting a single program handle everything.

But it is also my belief that if a serious and dedicated hacker wanted access, they will find a way in. It wouldn't matter what amount of security software I had. I just make it as difficult as possible, an it keeps the wannabes out.