Eddie's Tech Notes

Reimage the machine with a Windows XP CD. Install Service Pack 2 and then Service Pack 3. If you wish to change the system language, it is a good chance to do it. See below: http://tylau0.blogspot.com/2017/05/download-location-of-essential-windows.html http://tylau0.blogspot.com/2017/05/change-windows-xp-language.html To maintain updates from Microsoft, you may change the system to POSReady2009. See below: http://tylau0.blogspot.com/2017/05/turn-windows-xp-to-windows-posready2009.html If the update KB2686509 fails to get installed, download the patch corresponding to Windows XP from the following site and install it manually. http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2686509

Log in your computer with an account with admin right. Create a file called conversion.reg with the following content in your local computer. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WindowsEmbedded\ProductVersion] "FeaturePackVersion"="SP3" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\WEPOS] "Installed"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\WES] "Installed"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady] "Installed"=dword:00000001 Then double click on the file to apply the registry change. Reboot your machine. Soon your Windows XP machine will receive updates. Reference