Activation - Extend Trial Period

How to Extend Vista Trial Period for Up to 120 Days

information   Information
Vista gives you a 30 day trial period before you have to activate Vista or pay for a product key number. This will show you how to extend the trial period 30 days at a time for up to 3 times for a total of 120 days before you must either activate with a legally purchased product key number or uninstall Vista.

Microsoft has allowed this rearm option to extend this trial period for another 30 days for up to 3 times.

3 (rearms) x 30 (days) = 90 (days extended) + 30 (default days) = 120 days total trial period.

For more information, see: Windows Help and How-to: Activating Windows FAQs
Note   Note

Tip   Tip
Common Activation ERROR Messages:

For more information, see: Microsoft Help and Support: KB925616
  • Activate Windows Now
  • Your activation period has expired and Windows is no longer working.
  • To use Windows you must activate this copy of Windows.
warning   Warning
It is recommended to wait until you only have only 1 day to activate left before doing this to make the most out of the 3 times you have to use this rearm option.
Be sure to activate Vista before the trial period runs out, or you will be in Reduced Functionality Mode.
Tip   Tip
To See How Long You Have Left On Trial Period:
1. Open the Start Menu.​
2. Right click on Computer and click on Properties.​
A) Go to step 3.​

OR
1. Open the Control Panel (Classic view)​
2. Click on System icon.​
3. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see this screenshot.​
PID.jpg

4. Activate Vista.​




STEP ONE
In the Registry

NOTE: You will need to make sure that the Data value for SkipRearm is set to 0 (zero) first for this to work.
OPTION ONE:
Using a REG File Download
1. Set SkipRearm to 0 (number zero)
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.​
Set_SkipRearm_to_0.reg
download

2. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.​
3. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.​
4. Click on Run, Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.​
5. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.​
OPTION TWO:
Manually in Registry Editor
1. Open the Start Menu.​
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.​
3. If prompted, click on Continue in the UAC prompt.​
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)​
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL
Reg1.jpg

5. To Set SkipRearm to 0 (number zero)
A) In the right pane, right click on SkipRearm and click on Modify. (See screenshot above)​
B) Type 0 (number zero) and click on OK. (See screenshot below)​
Modify.jpg

C) The registry will now look like this. (See screenshot below)​
Reg2.jpg

6. Close regedit.​




STEP TWO
In the Command Prompt

NOTE: Be sure to do Step One above first, or this may not work for you.
2. In the elevated command prompt, type slmgr -rearm and press Enter. (See screenshot below)​
WARNING: This will only work if you haven't used up your 3 times already. If this is past the 3 times, you will probably receive a VBScript permission denied error.
Command_Prompt.jpg

3. It will take a few moments, but a window will pop-up asking to reboot. (See screeshot below)​
4. Click on OK and restart the computer.​
Success_Prompt.jpg

5. Your Activation period has been extended by 30 days.​
6. You can repeat the above steps up to 3 times for the full 120 days.You shouls onyl do this when your activation trial period is almost up to get the most out of the 3 times you have.​
NOTE: After doing this for 3 times, this will not work anymore and you must either activate with a legally purchased product key number or uninstall Vista.​
7. Activate Vista soon.​
That's it,
Shawn


 

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Re: Activation

Updated 9-26-2007 to include more screenshots and easier instructions.

Shawn
 

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A) This will not work if you have the Vista SP1 (Service Pack) installed

It works fine with Vista including SP1.
Check before that in the registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL
SkipRearm should be "0"
Just tested on a new install with of course a good license key used during the setup as 2 days ago was the last day before activation.
Don't work if SkipRearm key value is "1" and maybe if the trick was already used before installing SP1.
 

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Thank you Sid. It has been added to the tutorial.

Shawn
 

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Hello The Geek,

Did you recieve any errors while doing this?

Have you already done this before for all 3 times? If so, it will not work again and a reinstall must be done to do it again.

Shawn
 

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OMG... Now 3 Days Left Before It I Have 27 Days Left....:eek:

How To Undo It I try Both Method.....:cry:
 

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Not sure why Jeet. Have you done this tip before on your current install of Vista before or after SP1 was installed?

Shawn
 

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After Installing SP1.
 

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Jeet,

If you did every single step in the tutorial, then I'm not sure why it did not work for you unless MS has disabled this option in some update. :(

Shawn
 

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No, they did not deactivate the function.
If you used your "credits" before SP1, no more credits are available after having installed SP1 (logical).
If you did not use your credits, then installed SP1, you still have your 4 credits to run (logical too).
Tested by me on a new SP1 install 102 days ago, 14 days left before activation.
I wait, though i have a full retail ultimate license, just to test the new "reduced" mode and check if a registry trick can add 120 more days, but i won't publish the trick if it works ;)
 

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So Sad....:(

There Is Many Trick That Can Also Activate Windows,:cool: Anyway......

Buddy I Fully Automatic Update My PC, Is It Cause of That?

Btw, Is There Anyway To Make Own DreamScean Video.....:geek:

Thanks In Advanced...
 

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There Is Many Trick That Can Also Activate Windows,:cool: Anyway......

Those are not tricks, they are just illegal things!
Here we are only talking about a legal way to extend vista trial period!
Skiprearm has been included in Vista by its creators, so playing with it is legal.
The only way to activate Vista is to purchase a license, end of story.
 

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No That Not. We Can Use Trial Extension Or Something, Not Sure To Make 99 Year Or Some Thing Activated Windows. That One. It Also A Vista Bug... Right?
 

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    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ E2200HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    250 GB Western Digital SATA2
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    Cooler Master 1000W
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    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Cooler Master
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    Logitech G7 Gaming Mouse
    Keyboard
    Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop
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    8 Mbps BSNL Broadband
That One. It Also A Vista Bug... Right?

Not really, you always can crack any progs including Vista.
You are allowed to play with the tools included in Vista but you are not allowed to modify them, that makes a big difference.
I told you the only legal thing regarding activation is by using a real license, skiprearm has nothing to do with activation as it is just a tool allowing some companies for example to have enough time to activate all their machines since the corporate auto-activate editions do not exist anymore, today even with a "corporate" license, you have to activate all machines.
The problem is that MAYBE by using an internal Vista tool the skiprearm function could work for ever, not really a bug as it is very well hidden, i just would say that the skiprearm function has been writen too quickly. We'll see, i'll let you informed here :)
 

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Thanks Buddy For The Info. Btw I Have Genuine ver, But One of My Friend Using X Copy. I Not See Any Diffrence. He Can Also Update.

My Problem Is Here, I Buy It With 16000/- Rs. And He Get It For Free From Someone. But Microsoft Not Giving Any Advantage To Me. As He Have Many Advantage, Such As He Can Use That Copy In Many Computer Also Can Modify Any File.

When Upgrade His Computer He Not Need To Inform Microsoft. But For Us When We Upgrade, Having Trouble With Activation For Hardware ID.

So, There Is My Problem.:(
 

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