Vista 64 with SP1 RC MSDN download activation fix

I have Vista 64 with SP1 RC installed. This was an MSDN download. When I
downloaded this, there were instructions on the download page that basically
said to install without entering a key, and that there was a procedure (that
would work 3 times) to "renew" the 30 day activation timeout.

Well, this download and the instructions are now gone from MSDN and - you
guessed it - I did not write down the instructions for the "renewal"
procedure. Anyone have this info handy?

slmgr -rearm

The procedure is easily found on the web.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Bob Campbell" <> wrote in message
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>I have Vista 64 with SP1 RC installed. This was an MSDN download. When
>I downloaded this, there were instructions on the download page that
>basically said to install without entering a key, and that there was a
>procedure (that would work 3 times) to "renew" the 30 day activation
>timeout.
>
> Well, this download and the instructions are now gone from MSDN and - you
> guessed it - I did not write down the instructions for the "renewal"
> procedure. Anyone have this info handy?

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
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> slmgr -rearm
>
> The procedure is easily found on the web.

Well, not so easily. I searched before I asked here and didn't turn up
anything.

Thanks for the answer.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...sta+activation

:-)

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



"Bob Campbell" <> wrote in message
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> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> slmgr -rearm
>>
>> The procedure is easily found on the web.
>
> Well, not so easily. I searched before I asked here and didn't turn up
> anything.
>
> Thanks for the answer.