Off topic security updates and XP

[Dave Widgery]

Hi a bit off topic but in view of the recent malware attack and some
of us still using windows XP I thought I would share this tip if
anyone was not previously aware.

An addition of a registry key that enables a continuation of security
updates on XP see pcworld article below.   I did this a year or so ago
and regularly receive updates.

But if you haven't already done this I would ensure that you have a
good backup as you are likely to receive a large number of updates
with the potential of causing a few problems depending on your system
configuration, I also haven't checked if there is a security update
for this particular malware, so I would also recommend a good
antivirus.


Dave

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2310301/windows-xp-registry-hack-keeps-the-security-updates-rolling.html
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