http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2005/02/24/379677.aspxMichael Howard - our Sr. Security Program Manager here at Microsoft - blogs about how the improved security features in XP SP2 were effectively destroyed in an article in PC Magazine, " Making Windows XP Start Faster ", by turning off the Automatic Updatesen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2005/02/24/379677.aspx#379938Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:27:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:379938Nick ParkerThe next thing you know someone will suggest removing all logins from Windows simply to make it boot faster.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=379938" width="1" height="1">