W7 Enterprise expiry confusion.

[jimbo45]

Hi all
On Technet : MSDN you can download W7 Enterprise. I keep reading that this is only a 90 / 180 day trial and can't be re-activated.

All I can say is that I'm still using a copy that's nearly ONE YEAR old and it hasn't expired or popped up any nasty messages.

All MS updates work fine and it always passes the "Genuine Validation Check" when required.

So looks like some confusion about this whole issue. Maybe for Non technet subscribers you can download a trial version but for Technet it works just fine.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[Bill2]

How many times have you rearmed? There was a discussion on this a long time back, worth seeing that thread.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/53471-windows-7-enterprise-rearm.html

 

[jimbo45]

How many times have you rearmed? There was a discussion on this a long time back, worth seeing that thread.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/53471-windows-7-enterprise-rearm.html

Hi there
NONE at all. It works fine and has been working for certainly nearly a year now.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[Bill2]

Do you restore from an image every few months or uninstall and reinstall?

 

[jimbo45]

Do you restore from an image every few months or uninstall and reinstall?

Nope -- this has been a 100% stable system that hasn't been restored in all this time.

System is used very regularly and Windows Update runs every time the system connects to the Internet.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[DocBrown]

I have two computers with Enterprise running from my TechNet acct. Same way NO problems, NO exp date, All updates work, No re-installs, No Re-arms. On my Technet downloads section, it says KEY CODE for multiple activations.

 

[Bill2]

Open an elevated command prompt, then type slmgr -dlv.

Hit Enter, then post a snipshot of the window that pops up.

 

[mckillwashere]

I think this is what yall are seeing
Windows 7 Enterprise | Trial, Evaluation, Test, Download

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
that looks like the answer -- the trial is for General download whereas the Technet / MSDN downloads is the full W7 version.

Confusion now cleared up. Thanks.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[mckillwashere]

No problem

 

[DocBrown]

Here Is one computer

 

[Bill2]

Ya, thanks Doc. The snip shows status as Licensed and also the partial product key. That is a MAK key which activates online like a retail key. So if jimbo has the same stuff, and you guys didnt input the key yourself, it means the iso itself has the key embedded.

 

[mckillwashere]

My win 7 ultimate shows a partial key as well... I input my key.. I dont use the Iso either i do network installs.

 

[DocBrown]

Ya, thanks Doc. The snip shows status as Licensed and also the partial product key. That is a MAK key which activates online like a retail key. So if jimbo has the same stuff, and you guys didnt input the key yourself, it means the iso itself has the key embedded.

I had to input the Key from the Technet download subscription website. It said to be used for multiple installations / activations.

 

[Bill2]

So jimbo would also have been required to input the key? But it doesnt appear so from his posts, thats the reason for the confusion.

 

[jimbo45]

Ya, thanks Doc. The snip shows status as Licensed and also the partial product key. That is a MAK key which activates online like a retail key. So if jimbo has the same stuff, and you guys didnt input the key yourself, it means the iso itself has the key embedded.

I had to input the Key from the Technet download subscription website. It said to be used for multiple installations / activations.

Hi there
That's what I did as well -- says Multiple activations but I've only installed once so far.
I downloaded the ISO, burned to DVD and installed manually. I then used the key from my subscription.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[Bill2]

In other words, you thought the key you entered is a trial key? And you never checked the licensing status with the slmgr command?

 

[DocBrown]

Here is my second Enterprise computer at my remote location

Same Multiple use Key!

 

[pparks1]

I've never really run into any trouble with my multiple activation keys from Technet or MSDN. It's pretty darn rare for me to ever pull more than 1 key for the testing and such that I do at work. I just keep inputting the same key, on multiple computers, on multiple hard drives and in different testing scenarios and they just work.

 

[mckillwashere]

Bill, there is a 90 day trial on Technet, I posted a link to it earlier. He has seem some people reference that item and he thought it was in reference to the subscription version.