[Windows 2000/XP] Update without any registration
When updating your Windows XP or 2000, using Windows Update and that you don t want to allow personal data to be transferred, this can be easily achieved by adding a key to the registry.
Open Registry Editor:
Start /
Run et type
regedit
Open
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ SOFTWARE/ Microsoft/ Windows NT/ CurrentVersion
If the value
RegDone doesn’t exist, create it by clicking on
Edit/New/String Value.
Double click on the value created and type in
1 in the value field. Use OK to validate.
Ensure that the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/ SOFTWARE/ Microsoft/ Windows/ CurrentVersion/ Welcome/ RegWiz exist, else create it
Edit/New/Key
Close registry editor and restart your PC
No personal data should be transmitted via Windows Update.