[Aliska]

Maybe I don't have SP4. I went to ms and found this so did it, says Service Pack 3.

"To determine which service pack is currently installed on your computer, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Copy and paste, or type the following command and then click OK:
winver
A dialog box displays the version of Windows and the service pack that is currently installed on your computer."

So what do you suggest I do now? I can't find much on SP4 except download it, won't. Don't see any known issues.

[BlueDragon]

Probably best to stick with what's working for you. I'm just passing the common warning against going to SP4.
Some have had issues, enough that XP re-installers usually go with SP3. Almost always. I haven't seen a professional re-install (in the used laptop market which I've been dabbling in for some time) that went beyond "3". In fact "SP2" is rare...

More modern (present-time) MS updates from that point on, haven't been any trouble for me...known bugs have been found and eliminated, I take it.