Use Vista without Activation for 120 Days

By: Staff Date: August 12, 2007 Recommended by: readers | Level: All

Believe or not by default you can install, use and run Windows Vista without any license, products key or r the need of activation for 30 days grace period, for purpose of trial or evaluation. You probably thinking this is something illegal but it's not this is official way and it is legal 100%.

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Vista can be used and run for 120 days or 4 months and extending the activation grace period is not a violation of the Vista End User License Agreement. You can't use this procedure on all Windows Vista versions; exception was made with Vista Enterprise, which supports only a three-day trial. So those who have this Windows Vista version can't use this tip because it will not work.

Now if you want to extend the initial OOB grace period of Windows Vista to another 30 days fallow steps below:

1. 1. Click Start and key in cmd in Start Search box,
2. 2. Next step is to press Ctrl+Shift+Enter on your keyboard to open Command Prompt with administrative Privileges
3. 3. When command promt is open type slmgr -rearm or you can use sysprep /generalize and press Enter on keyboard,
4. 4. Restart your computer

That's it your activation period is extended for 30 days, Enjoy.

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