RegKey: To get support extended for Win XP
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:56 pm
Windows 8.1 overtakes Windows 8 worldwide, as Windows XP 'refuses to die'
Registry hack enables continued updates for Windows XP
A single registry setting makes Windows Update think your XP system is Windows XP POSReady, which will receive updates for another five years.
To apply the hack, create a text file with a .reg extension and the contents below:
This tip was extracted from PCToledo forum and by Larry Seltzer at http://www.zdnet.com/registry-hack-enab ... 000029851/
Registry hack enables continued updates for Windows XP
A single registry setting makes Windows Update think your XP system is Windows XP POSReady, which will receive updates for another five years.
To apply the hack, create a text file with a .reg extension and the contents below:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]
"Installed"=dword:00000001
