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Service Pack 2 Will Be Downloaded On April 12

Starting next Tuesday, April 12, machines running Windows XP without Service Pack 2 installed will no longer be able to block delivery of the much-discussed update. Machines without it installed will have the potentially 200-plus MB SP2 downloaded to their computers, no questions asked.

Forest Laboratories Expects Lower Earnings

Forest Laboratories announced that it expects its earnings for the fiscal 2005 fourth quarter ended March 31, 2005 to be lower than previous Company guidance and current First Call mean estimate.

Google Video Makes It Personal

At a cable television conference on Monday, Google co-founder Larry Page indicated the mildly maligned Google Video is going to begin solicitation of personal videos from people who want to contribute.