<A target="_blank" href="http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/28/2322248&from=rss">Microsoft prefers to keep your machine updated</A>, whether you're interested or not. In that vein, it seems Internet Explorer 8 has been made a "critical update" for WinXP machines. This short item provides several links to related articles, including instructions to prevent/delay the update.