Re: upgrading an expired Vista eval
It almost assuredly won't work. You have to be able to boot into the current OS to perform an in-place upgrade. And an expired OS won't cooperate with that plan. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Eldridge, Dave d...@parkviewmc.com Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:42:13 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: upgrading an expired Vista eval Someone called me with this question and I don't have the answer. He installed an eval of vista and it has expired. He has the rtm of win 7 with a key and was hoping to do an in place upgrade. Is this possible? This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, delete this e-mail from your system. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: upgrading an expired Vista eval
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:06 PM, asbz...@gmail.com wrote: You have to be able to boot into the current OS to perform an in-place upgrade. And an expired OS won't cooperate with that plan. Can you do a rearm with the eval, the way you can with the regular Vista product activation? Maybe try running slmgr -rearm (then reboot) on the PC in question. All you need to do is get it running long enough to launch the upgrade installer, right? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: upgrading an expired Vista eval
you could try to rearm windows
If you install Windows 7 and don't enter an installation key, the 30-day
activation clock starts. To see how many days you have left, click Start,
right-click Computer, and choose Properties. At the bottom of the dialog
under Windows Activation, you'll see the number of days left in your trial
period.
When that number gets perilously close to zero, you can extend the free
period another 30 days via the following steps:
- *Step 1:* Click Start, All Programs, Accessories. Right-click Command
Prompt and choose Run As Administrator. Enter your administrator password.
- *Step 2:* Type the following command and press Enter:
*slmgr -rearm*
Note the space after *slmgr* and the hyphen in front of *rearm*.
- *Step 3:* Restart Windows 7.
Once the OS restarts, the Properties dialog described above will indicate
that Windows 7's activation grace period has been reset to a full 30 days.
You can run the *-rearm* trick a total of three times. If you perform a *
-rearm* at the end of each 30-day period, you end up with 120 days of full,
unfettered Windows 7 use without having to supply an activation key in the
interim.
Regards,
Adrian
2009/9/16 Eldridge, Dave d...@parkviewmc.com
Someone called me with this question and I don’t have the answer.
He installed an eval of vista and it has expired. He has the rtm of win 7
with a key and was hoping to do an in place upgrade. Is this possible?
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RE: upgrading an expired Vista eval
I can't ask him til tomorrow but can he F8 into Safe mode with command prompt? Will rearm work from this? -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: upgrading an expired Vista eval On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:06 PM, asbz...@gmail.com wrote: You have to be able to boot into the current OS to perform an in-place upgrade. And an expired OS won't cooperate with that plan. Can you do a rearm with the eval, the way you can with the regular Vista product activation? Maybe try running slmgr -rearm (then reboot) on the PC in question. All you need to do is get it running long enough to launch the upgrade installer, right? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, delete this e-mail from your system. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: upgrading an expired Vista eval
My assistant has been doing most of our Win 7 installs in the office. So far
we have only tried one upgrade and it went fine, however he did tell me that
booting from the Win 7 DVD one of the options is to upgrade straight from the
DVD, so that might be an option to just drop in the DVD and start the Upgrade.
From: Adrian Montagnani [adrian.montagn...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: upgrading an expired Vista eval
you could try to rearm windows
If you install Windows 7 and don't enter an installation key, the 30-day
activation clock starts. To see how many days you have left, click Start,
right-click Computer, and choose Properties. At the bottom of the dialog under
Windows Activation, you'll see the number of days left in your trial period.
When that number gets perilously close to zero, you can extend the free period
another 30 days via the following steps:
* Step 1: Click Start, All Programs, Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt
and choose Run As Administrator. Enter your administrator password.
* Step 2: Type the following command and press Enter:
slmgr -rearm
Note the space after slmgr and the hyphen in front of rearm.
* Step 3: Restart Windows 7.
Once the OS restarts, the Properties dialog described above will indicate that
Windows 7's activation grace period has been reset to a full 30 days.
You can run the -rearm trick a total of three times. If you perform a -rearm at
the end of each 30-day period, you end up with 120 days of full, unfettered
Windows 7 use without having to supply an activation key in the interim.
Regards,
Adrian
2009/9/16 Eldridge, Dave d...@parkviewmc.commailto:d...@parkviewmc.com
Someone called me with this question and I don’t have the answer.
He installed an eval of vista and it has expired. He has the rtm of win 7 with
a key and was hoping to do an in place upgrade. Is this possible?
This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does not
represent official Parkview Medical Center policy.
This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may be
confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in
accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or any of its
contents, is prohibited. If you have received this {communication} in error,
please return to sender and delete the message from your computer system.
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