The next service pack for XP is coming out in a month or two. I heard on the radio that the newer version of IE will actually have a built in ability to block popups!! Wow!!! Also, MS says that people with pirated versions of xp will not be able to get the new service pack. They said this with service pack 1 but I found a way to get around it(Do not worry, I paid for my copy, really!
). Supposedly there are going to be other updates as well other than all of the usuall updates and fixes.