This has to be a sick joke. Microsoft is going to force an installation of Service Pack 2? There is no way I can block it? People (like me) are going to be incredibly pissed off about this.
Starting next Tuesday, April 12, computers running Microsoft Windows XP without Service Packet 2 installed will not be able to block the upgrade.
See: IT Observer – Service Pack 2 Downloads on April 12
Oh and in case you were wondering here is the list of software that Microsoft knows for a fact will not work properly after SP2 is installed.