Well I must say this was a hard answer to come by. I've done a lot of searching and have come to the conclusion that I'm lost on what to do here. For the most part I've waited a long time to consider upgrading to SP2 just for stability reasons and it seems as if it's somewhat paying off. The only thing I'm really waiting for is for the Java 6 update 14 (which has some documentation saying it can better support SP2 and Windows 7 among other things) to come on through the update tool in Java as it's odd seeing it available for manual download but not up for the update over these past few weeks (my Java's in perfectly good shape too at update 13).
Anyway I digressed a bit there as it was a similar concern of mine linked to the SP2 upgrade. So, is it safe to upgrade to SP2 with avast's current version? I've noticed a bizarre slew of issues some people have encountered, such as auto-updating failing, control panel/security centre problems, etc. but I'm not sure if those are more situational than anything else. Are there any good stories to hear that can better re-assure me or tips to take with this upgrade? Or are there more 'horror' stories than anticipated suggesting a longer wait before the upgrade?