{"id":134,"date":"2008-04-16T11:58:21","date_gmt":"2008-04-16T16:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/134"},"modified":"2008-04-16T11:58:21","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T16:58:21","slug":"how-many-days-are-left-in-my-vista-trial-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredprairie.us\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/134","title":{"rendered":"How many days are left in my Vista trial license?"},"content":{"rendered":"

(I’m trying to sell my MacBook Pro laptop, and haven’t wanted to activate my copy of Vista Ultimate until the last possible moment, hence I wanted to extend my trial license as long as I can. I have found the warning dialog about activation in Vista to be inaccurate by more than a week …).<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

From a command prompt in Windows, type:<\/p>\n

slmgr -xpr<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’ll need to wait for 5-10 seconds …<\/p>\n

The answer appears ….<\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve noticed that in repeated runs of this tool, the specific time the grace period ends shifts from run to run. So, don’t wait until the last possible moment. :)<\/p>\n

Remember that if you want to extend the Vista trial license, you need to run this command (as an Administrator):<\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

slmgr -rearm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wait for the acknowledgement (typically 5-15 seconds), then you must reboot your Vista machine for the extension to take effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(I’m trying to sell my MacBook Pro laptop, and haven’t wanted to activate my copy of Vista Ultimate until the last possible moment, hence I wanted to extend my trial license as long as I can. I have found the warning dialog about activation in Vista to be inaccurate by more than a week …). 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