diff --git a/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/windows/config.it b/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/windows/config.it
index a57d0c0cb74..651168f7a28 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/windows/config.it
+++ b/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/windows/config.it
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Refresh Icons=FALSE
 ;
 ; If this key is set to 'Local', make
 ; sure to provide a GRE Private Key= below!
-GRE Type=Local
+GRE Type=Shared
 
 ; Private key that overrides the default shared key
 ; (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\mozilla.org\GRE) set by GRE's installer.