I've been looking all over the Wiki... and I couldnt find where the answers to my specific questions are. Thats why I posted here. Could anyone help point me to links with answers to my specific questions, or just answer them here?

Oh, also, Litestep seems to have hidden my links to Windows Update. It even stopped the updater from nagging me to install the next service pack. Where do I get control of whether or not it does this?