how disable automatic activation?

This is my 4th Vista install on this box in a week and a half. This time I
failed to uncheck the "activate automatically" box after I entered the key.
Checking System, it says I have 3 days before automatic activation. How do
I kill that? - if this one flies, it won't be ready for at least 5 days.

tia!!!
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Kris
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DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310
| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1

"Kris" <> wrote in message news:4tbyk4ws28f0$....
> This is my 4th Vista install on this box in a week and a half. This time
I
> failed to uncheck the "activate automatically" box after I entered the
key.
> Checking System, it says I have 3 days before automatic activation. How
do
> I kill that? - if this one flies, it won't be ready for at least 5 days.
>
> tia!!!
> --
> Kris
> ----------
> DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310
> | 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1


as administrator open a command prompt
then:



slmgr -rearm

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:47:39 -0500, philo wrote:

> "Kris" <> wrote in message news:4tbyk4ws28f0$....
>> This is my 4th Vista install on this box in a week and a half. This time
> I
>> failed to uncheck the "activate automatically" box after I entered the
> key.
>> Checking System, it says I have 3 days before automatic activation. How
> do
>> I kill that? - if this one flies, it won't be ready for at least 5 days.
>>
>> tia!!!
>> --
>> Kris
>> ----------
>> DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310
>>| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
>> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1
>
>
> as administrator open a command prompt
> then:
>
>
>
> slmgr -rearm

thanks but nope - still 3 days.
--
Kris
----------
DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310
| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:17:55 -0400, Kris wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:47:39 -0500, philo wrote:
>
>> "Kris" <> wrote in message news:4tbyk4ws28f0$....
>>> This is my 4th Vista install on this box in a week and a half. This time
>> I
>>> failed to uncheck the "activate automatically" box after I entered the
>> key.
>>> Checking System, it says I have 3 days before automatic activation. How
>> do
>>> I kill that? - if this one flies, it won't be ready for at least 5 days.
>>>
>>> tia!!!
>>> --
>>> Kris
>>> ----------
>>> DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310
>>>| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
>>> Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1
>>
>>
>> as administrator open a command prompt
>> then:
>>
>>
>>
>> slmgr -rearm
>
> thanks but nope - still 3 days.

googled:
see link at: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=222
registry mod for this situation:
read it CAREFULLY - the item you're changing is "Manual" and the Data value
is changed from 0 to 1 .

You are responsible if you touch your registry - don't unless you know what
you are doing and have backup images.

Now says 30 days.
--
Kris
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DFI Infinity Blood-Iron P35-T2RL | E2200Alen 2.2@2.86 TtP0310
| 2x1gb Mushkin HP 800@1040 | MSI NX8600GTS-OC 256mb |
Raidmax RX530-SS psu | Vista Ult 32 SP1

"Kris" <> wrote in message news:...
> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:17:55 -0400, Kris wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:47:39 -0500, philo wrote:
> >
> >> "Kris" <> wrote in message news:4tbyk4ws28f0$....
> >>> This is my 4th Vista install on this box in a week and a half. This
time
> >> I
> >>> failed to uncheck the "activate automatically" box after I entered the
> >> key.
> >>> Checking System, it says I have 3 days before automatic activation.
How
> >> do
> >>> I kill that? - if this one flies, it won't be ready for at least 5
days.
> >>>
> >>> tia!!!
>

Well I don't know that, that should have done the trick