Are your applications (web and desktop) Windows XP SP2 ready? Security changes, Firewall changes, Internet Explorer changes, Many "socket access" changes.
Download RC1 (test versions) available: Windows XP SP2 Technical Preview http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2predl.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/sp2preview.mspx Jeff