Where is your source? Quit spouting false info to our members. I just finished a test with Gold XP and SP3 checked everything that was added in SP2 i.e. security center, firewall, dx9.0c version all of it is there.... (as a matter of fact most of the dx9 files are updated to 10/31/2007.) MS did not purposly leave anything out. ALso note this test was done without ANY addons of any sort.