I've just read some stuff about XP SP2 on
this page.
Quote:
Automatic Updates improvements
Say what you will about Microsoft, but the company has always been at the forefront of delivery software update electronically, and though competitors like Mac OS X and Linux have gained similar facilities over the years, none offer the software update simplicity and automation Windows XP has, thanks to features like Automatic Updates and Windows Update. In XP SP2, these features get a heck of a lot better, further extending Microsoft's lead over the competition.
First, you get a full-screen Automatic Updates advertisement the first time you boot a Windows XP SP2 system, which strongly recommends turning on Automatic Updates (Figure). This is good advice. Furthermore, Automatic Updates is set up, by default, to not only download, but install, any critical updates. This, too, is good advice.
Of course, if you're an idiot, you can turn off this feature. Thankfully, Microsoft has configured Automatic Updates to bug you incessantly if you turn it off. Bravo. Another win for the Good Guys.
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Gee, thanks for calling us users who don't wish to have MS automatically install updates on our boxes at will idiots!
I don't like this incessant bugging - maybe good for newbies but for those of us who like a bit more control over what happens.
