windows xp3
Hello. I recently repaired my older Toshiba laptop by re-installing the XP OS , using the repair CD that came withthe PC. The installation includes SP2 but I'd like to add SP3. I can't download from M...
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magicbus wrote:mileshuff wrote:Looks like it works. here is a clean way of doing just that without mucking with regedit.
...A simple registry change in XP will fool Windows Update into thinking you have a POS version of XP. Continued new updates are then available as usual.
Creating simple registry file to enable XP3 security updates
Dave
Care needs to be taken when making this change.
Not ALL the "POS" update files will work and nor are they "tested" by MS so install them AT YOUR OWN RISK..
These update files are intended for "Embeded" products like POS systems, Kisoks any any industrial application in which a PC is integrated into the machine.. Embeded "products" licensing requires the manufacturer of that product to only install the necessary PARTS of the OS to make the product operate..
The manufacturer of that product is supposed to review AND TEST the updates before applying them which is typically done with a test system off line..
YOU typically do not have the luxury of pretesting and YOU have to take a gamble that it will not cause your system to not function..
There has been a recent update which goofs up your text by making the size nearly unreadable..
