Install WSS 3.0 and Visual Studio Extensions on Vista

I was getting ready to install the Visual Studio 2008 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on my computer running Vista. As soon I ran the executable I got an error that said "This product can only be installed if Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 has been installed first."

After digging around online I found this registry hack the allows you to install the extensions without a problem.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0] "Sharepoint"="Installed"

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