RTM to Retail "upgrade"

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EdricFilho

Hi

Let's suppose I have a Vista RTM not activated (25 days left for activation)
installed (!) and purchase the full retail Ultimate version on 30 Jan: am I
able to simply enter the key for the retail product and that's it, or do I
have to reinstall the whole thing????

Thank you

Edric
 
Someone more knowledgeable will answer this. My guess is that it should work.
As I understand it, Vista RTM is the same as Retail. So, in your case, it's
as if you installed the retail version without a key and entering one later
within 30 days for activation.
 
Hi

Let's suppose I have a Vista RTM not activated (25 days left for
activation) installed (!) and purchase the full retail Ultimate version on
30 Jan: am I able to simply enter the key for the retail product and
that's it, or do I have to reinstall the whole thing????
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That should work. The Ultimate RTM is the same as what will be sold as
retail.
 
Edrich--

Hit it with the purchased key. It just wants a legit key.

Also, if you ever had a situation where you needed time to extend the
perioid, you could do it by typing into run box:

slmgr.vbs -rearm

Enjoy.

CH
 
Thank you!!!! Great info!!!!

Edric

Chad Harris said:
Edrich--

Hit it with the purchased key. It just wants a legit key.

Also, if you ever had a situation where you needed time to extend the
perioid, you could do it by typing into run box:

slmgr.vbs -rearm

Enjoy.

CH
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If you have not yet entered a product key at the time you purchase the
retail product key you enter the product key by clicking on the Activate Now
button. You will be asked for the pk during the activation. Do not use the
Change Product Key link because you have not yet entered a pk to change.
Only use that link to change a previoulsy entered pk.
 
It gives you another 30 days grace. I believe it can be done twice, to
a total of 90 days. It a "timer reset".

Myranda.


Lang Murphy expressed precisely :
What the heck is this? Yah, know it's a vbs... but what's it do?

Lang
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Sorry Lang. I should have clarified and done it this way.

You can type slui /rearm and get an extra 30 days 3 times.

..From an administartive command window type "cscript slmgr.vbs -rearm" while
in the windows/system directory. Check with "cscript slmgr.vbs -xpr" or
"cscript slmgr.vbs -dlv". The "cscript slmgr.vbs -rearm" works, even if a
product key has been entered (and activated).

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bdd/2007/VolumeAct_9.mspx

CH
 
Chad - I was aware that rearm works twice (to extend an evaluation version
to 90 days) but not three times (which gives 120 days including the original
30 days). Are you sure you can use it three times?

And does it give an extra 30 days from the time you issue this command or
does it extend the current activation (trial) period by a further 30 days
from the date of expiry?

Cheers.

Bobby
 
I'm not 100% but that's what people have reported on multiple groups. I
haven't had to use these commands but if you do a search on "slmgr" you'll
see the reports. I believe it gives the extra 30 days from when you issue
the command. Slmgr=Software licensing manager.

In normal installation, users are allowed to extend and delay the activation
grace timing or use the Windows Vista without activation (in trial or
evaluation mode) for up to the 30 days for maximum of 3 times (3 months or
120 days). With Vista ReArm Unlimited Patch, you can extend the 30 days no
activation period for unlimited times.

Supposedly with Vista Rearm Unlimited, you can extend the activation
indefinitely. You can set a restore point and try it by typing restore into
run>enter>click on rstrui.

CH
 
Chad,

No problem! I had no clue this existed. Kinda cool... and I agree with your
later statement about legitimate licensing...

Thanks,

Lang
 
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