Get XP SP3 RC2 with this Registry hack
- TAGS:Microsoft, registry hack, sp3 rc2, Windows XP
- IT TOPICS:Applications, Operating Systems, Windows
Microsoft today posted a script you can download and run to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2. But if you're handy with the Registry, you don't need the script --- instead, you can edit the Registry yourself. Here's how to do it.
I'm still installing SP3, so can't test this out myself at the moment. But I've looked at the Registry, and following is the change I've seen. (By the way, if you don't know your way around the Registry, don't do this. And it's always a good idea to set up a Restore Point before hacking the Registry.)
First, create the following new Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\XPSP3
(Note that it needs to be one single, long key...I put in a break so that it's readable on the blog.)
Now that you've done that, create this string value for the new key:
RCPreview
Give the that string value this value:
1c667073-b87f-4f52-a479-98c85711d869
That should do the trick. Let me knowif this works...or doesn't.
For a hands-on review of SP3 RC2, check out my blog.
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