On Jul 29, 2015 2:26 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Now I just need to how to activate my installation of Win7. Windows will try to activate over the internet with the key you gave for install, if it wasn't installed on that machine before. If the activation fails, you'll get a message in the system tray, but only after you have connected to the internet at least once (i.e. your NIC works). I'm not sure what happens after the activation timer expires (30 days or whatever it is now). You should not have to enable any special services. If you open properties on "my computer" it will say whether the system is activated. I don't think there's a persistent affirmative message. You might be able to force activation by running Windows Update and installing the Malware Detection application. I usually just wait it out. If you are only offline, I think you will eventually get the same icon in the system tray, and it will present a dialog box with information on how you can call in to get an activation key. Best, Tim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
