Before I got this email I was supposed to be getting 3Mbps down and 275 up..I was actually getting 3.9 down and 378 up....

Got an email from Cox stating I am now supposed to get 4Mbps down, and 512 up...

holy smokes....Not only am I getting 4Mbps down...nor 5Mbps...I'm NEARLY getting 6Mbps...hot diggity diggity diggity dog...

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 5852 Kbps about 5.9 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB)
Download Speed is:: 714 kB/sec
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 105 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.43 second(s)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=27MBLKVQT

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is: 702 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 579 KB)
Upload Speed is: 86 kB/sec
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line: 13 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 11.91 second(s)
Validation Link :: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=DSLGE9161

I'm very happy with the upgrade.    

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 5264 Kbps about 5.3 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB)
Download Speed is:: 643 kB/sec
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line:: 94 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 1.59 second(s)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=U7SI8CVEM


::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is: 700 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 579 KB)
Upload Speed is: 85 kB/sec
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Bottom Line: 12 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 12.05 second(s)
Validation Link :: http://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=2PPNF2PWQ

btw...I just downloaded/installed Windows XP SP2 without a hitch...in fact my computer booted up quicker, and my Windows feel more snappy...though that could be all in my head

for the manual download(for IT professionals for use on multiple computers, but can be used on one computer) go to http://jcxp.co.uk/ and click through the links...the download is from Microsoft...and this version is 266MB(though with these new speeds, only took 8 minutes for me)...

If you want to wait about a week...MS will release a compressed version(66MB supposedly)...though I noticed after I downloaded it, it said it was extracting...so I don't know how they'll compress it any more...

I had sp2 on my computer for like an hour and couldnt stand it...  It is causing more problems then it is worth... try right clicking on an file out side of C:\ Every time I did it Explorer would crash...

I removed sp2 for the same reason that Swimmer did, I don't find this unusual Microsoft has articles on people having troubles with sp1. In the article it says that 2 machines with the same O.S. can have different results when using these so called fixes. The only thing that stays the same is change!!!
  Microwave©

I guess it was just something funky with my system/the update... o well... i dont need any microsoft firewall... that is what Internet Security 2004 is for.. Believe me my system is probally cleaner than yours... I bet i could tell you where you have been on the internet.... even if you delete your cookies and all the rest of the stuff...  good old index.dat .. I posted an thread about this little goody.,...

Well the MS Firewall is included in MS Windows XP, it just isn't turned on by default.  With SP2 after you reboot, it forces you to make a decision as to if you want it to turn on or not...It recognized NIS 2004, and said it doesn't need to turn on...

To verify you have it right-click on mycomputer -> manage -> expand services and applications(if not already) -> click on Services -> and scroll all the way to the bottom to find "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing(ICS)."  For more information on enabling this feature prior to SP2 go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/icf.mspx

As for finding my history etc...I'm not so sure, I've got my system rather locked down...though it doesn't really need to be...I don't have anything to hide...