Windows 7 - Activation Trial Period - Extend Up to 120 Days

Brink · 12-10-2008

How to Extend the Windows 7 Activation Trial Period Up to 120 Days

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bajwasingh · 12-30-2009

Awesome thanks, i extended trial of windows 7

Brink · 12-30-2009

You're welcome Bajwasingh, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Night Hawk · 12-31-2009

This one helped for sure! Shawn When going to install the 32bit 7 on a new vhd for the Virtual PC there a few problems were seen like being booted and online in the 64bit. The screen here shows how everything worked out for the time being.

SeVeNrOxS · 01-05-2010

Time to reinstall my windows 7 copy ( 120 days are almost over ) !! Thank You Brink for Rearm Trick.

Brink · 01-05-2010

Hello Seven,

If you activate it, you will not have to worry about it anymore.

Night Hawk · 01-05-2010

It was a big help here since the retail 7 apparently can't be activated on a vhd install like the 32bit RC had been before. This will extend the time long enough to run some tests with 7 on a virtual machine there and not run into any ut ohs!

This is also good for those who want to see how 7 will run on their system as well as getting all things set up and running well before activation especially if any hardware changes like an upgrade come into play.

MilesAhead · 01-31-2010

This tip saved me!! I've been running build 7077. It was to expire March 1. But following the tip info here, I found I had 3 rearms with an ultimate deadline of June 1, 2010. I had to see if it would work even if I'd waste a month. I just tried it. Now instead of "activated" in Computer Properties, it says I have 30 days to activate, and 2 rearms left!!! At least now I can put off reinstalling all my crap for a few more months!!

Night Hawk · 01-31-2010

Be ready for the 2/15 reminders to upgrade to retail, 3/1 shutdown every 2hrs., and then final expiration on 6/1 dates. You'll be right on time for the 3/1 date for the next rearm after two weeks of reminder messages appearing.

MilesAhead · 02-01-2010

That's alright. Anything to get me to where I can buy Windows 7 SP1 integrated, or a PC with that already on. I already did my penance when I tried Vista before SP1. Never again. Not worth all the hours I had to put in fixing that thing!

Night Hawk · 02-02-2010

I ran Vista when that came out and now 7 retail both prior to SP1. I guess 7 turned out to be Vista's SP3!

only deducting not adding an SP's worth of... "dead weight"?

Somehow I don't think 7's SP 1 will be something needed out of desparation there however. While Vista out of the box wasn't that bad as claimed 7 certainly has seen a far better edge with it's own start off!

Here the simple answer was "go retail" from the start and worry about SPs later!

Windows 7 - Activation Trial Period - Extend Up to 120 Days

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