windows xp SP2

Each time the pc updates itself, or I do it manually and
after each successfull installation of SP2, I cannot get
back on the NET. I thought my internet connection was bad
but after calling my ISP, my broadband internet provider,
all systems were ok. I reset my internet options to
default settings, looked at the firewall and set it to
excempt all (what's the use of a firewall if I excempt
all?) I eventually uninstalled SP2 and got back on the
net with no problems. What can I do?

Who is your ISP? SBC warned me before XP SP2 was released that there may be
compatibility issues and sent me a link to update everything after install.

"joel" wrote:

 > Each time the pc updates itself, or I do it manually and
 > after each successfull installation of SP2, I cannot get
 > back on the NET. I thought my internet connection was bad
 > but after calling my ISP, my broadband internet provider,
 > all systems were ok. I reset my internet options to
 > default settings, looked at the firewall and set it to
 > excempt all (what's the use of a firewall if I excempt
 > all?) I eventually uninstalled SP2 and got back on the
 > net with no problems. What can I do?
 >