You must actiavte today? Windows 7 RTM shutdown 1 day?

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  1. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 x64 Enterprise
       #1

    You must actiavte today? Windows 7 RTM shutdown 1 day?


    Just installed the lastest windows 7 official RTM build I ran windows update and a watermark appeared on the bottom right of the screen saying this copy of windows is not genuine. After rebooting I have a black screen and a prompt telling me I must activate windows today! What happened to the 30 day grace period?

    Am I the only one with this problem?

    Thanks,
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  2. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #2

    just do a system restore. Happens with me whenever i update.
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  3. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 x64 Enterprise
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hmmm turned system restore off! lol Is there another way?
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  4. Posts : 139
    Windows 7 x64 RTM
       #4

    ive just done Windows Update, 7600 RTM X64, no problems with activation or watermark.
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  5. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #5

    Open an elevated command prompt and type slmgr-rearm and press Enter. Wait for the prompt and restart the computer.
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  6. Posts : 94
    Windows 7 x64 Enterprise
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Ran cmd got into command prompt typed that and got this message

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Boomstick>slmgr-rearm
    'slmgr-rearm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Boomstick>
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  7. Posts : 139
    Windows 7 x64 RTM
       #7

    slmgr.vbs i think

    slmgr.vbs -rearm
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  8. Posts : 805
    XP Pro SP3 x86/Vista SP2 x64/Win7 x64 Triple-boot
       #8

    Boomstick777 said:
    Ran cmd got into command prompt typed that and got this message

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Boomstick>slmgr-rearm
    'slmgr-rearm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Boomstick>
    try typing 'cd\' and then press enter first.

    It's just because it's looking in the 'C:\Users\Boomstick' folder for 'slmgr' why that error happens.

    EDIT: Oops, my bad, it's the lack of the space in 'slmgr-rearm', it has to have the space before the switch (the minus sign)..
    should be 'slmgr -rearm'
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  9. Posts : 282
    Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit
       #9

    @Boomstick:
    You need to have a space between slmgr and -rearm, like so:

    slmgr[SPACE]-rearm
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  10. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #10

    Boomstick777 said:
    Ran cmd got into command prompt typed that and got this message

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Boomstick>slmgr-rearm
    'slmgr-rearm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.

    C:\Users\Boomstick>
    nope, you are doing it wrong. You have to open an elevated command prompt. That is, click Start and in the Start Search box, type cmd and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Click Continue on the User Account Control box.
    Now in the command prompt window, type slmgr -rearm and press Enter.
    (There is a space between slmgr and -).
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