ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days

Vishal Gupta · 01-02-2007, 01:54 PM

Every Vista DVD includes the ability to install any edition of Vista without a product key. When you install without a product key, you get an automatic 30 day evaluation period. This probably isn't news to anyone.

What may be news to you, however, is that you can easily extend the 30-day Windows Vista grace period to 120 days. No hacks required. This is an official, supported operation directly from Microsoft.

To extend the grace period another 30 days, simply start a command prompt as Administrator, and issue this command:

slmgr -rearm

Reboot for the change to take effect, and voila, you have 30 more days. You can only extend three times, so the total grace period for a Vista evaluation is 120 days.

Source

Kiran.dks · 01-02-2007, 01:59 PM

Wow! Great news Vishal!

Thanks for the info.

anispace · 01-02-2007, 02:23 PM

so then can i download a Vista DVD iso from some torrent and try it out legally for 4 months. If this is true then its awesome

thanx man.. this is really wonderful news.

premsharma · 01-02-2007, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anispace

so then can i download a Vista DVD iso from some torrent and try it out legally for 4 months. If this is true then its awesome

thanx man.. this is really wonderful news.

not from torrent but from rs

gxsaurav · 01-02-2007, 02:45 PM

The grace period is a boon for new application developers, who want to check weather there applications works or not, legally, 120 days are enough to beta test one built throughly. If u need more, simply reinstall again after 4 months

anispace · 01-02-2007, 02:46 PM

rs sucks. Torrents are far more reliable(for me atleast) coz atleast u have some idea of what ur downloading and also no need to worry bout broken links.

@vishal
will windows update work for the grace period?

n2casey · 01-02-2007, 03:03 PM

Thx for info Vishal.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

If u need more, simply reinstall again after 4 months

If so then thread topic shud b changed to

ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to unlimited Days

gxsaurav · 01-02-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anispace

will windows update work for the grace period?

Everything other then Ultimate extras will work

jack// ani · 01-02-2007, 03:17 PM

glad to hear that...thanks

Pathik · 01-02-2007, 03:24 PM

nice news... thanx vistaji....

casanova · 01-02-2007, 04:37 PM

Installing Vista again and evaluating it for another 120 days will work but is not allowed. As according to the license u can use it only for 120 days.

Nice info vishal. I can try it for 120 days and by that the end of this period i Should afford vista

gxsaurav · 01-02-2007, 04:49 PM

actully, installing vista for unlimited times is allowed, as long as it is being installed on the same system. MS has done a really good thing of leting the people evaluate Vista for 4 months before buying it

goobimama · 01-02-2007, 05:33 PM

One more question. Is the Release to Manufacturers (RTM) one the same as the Vista released two days back?

Third Eye · 01-02-2007, 05:56 PM

Thanks for the info........

aryayush · 01-02-2007, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n2casey

Thx for info Vishal.

If so then thread topic shud b changed to

ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to unlimited Days

But you can't keep losing all your data and settings every four months. You will have to buy (pirate) it eventually.

Vyasram · 01-02-2007, 07:56 PM

^^^ one doesn't have to , just transfer your settings and change your documents folder to somewhere else.

i reinstall win xp almost every 3 months

Tech Geek · 01-02-2007, 09:03 PM

Thanks
Great news

Ankur Gupta · 02-02-2007, 07:47 PM

Oh yeah...gr8 news...enjoy Vista Ultimate at the price of Vista Basic for 4 months!

casanova · 03-02-2007, 05:24 AM

We wont be paying for the Basic edition.

nishant_nms · 03-02-2007, 07:13 AM

gr8

kalpik · 03-02-2007, 07:54 AM

Hehe.. Old trick.. Rearm was known to me even before vista was officially launched

tarey_g · 03-02-2007, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aryayush

But you can't keep losing all your data and settings every four months. You will have to buy (pirate) it eventually.

Loose your data!!!! I don't know of any OS for which this case is true. And 4 month trial is awesome, enough time to know the new OS for people who intend to use it.

gxsaurav · 03-02-2007, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goobimama

One more question. Is the Release to Manufacturers (RTM) one the same as the Vista released two days back?

Both are same

01-02-2007, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vishal Gupta Microsoft MVP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AskVG.com Posts: 5,173	ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days Every Vista DVD includes the ability to install any edition of Vista without a product key. When you install without a product key, you get an automatic 30 day evaluation period. This probably isn't news to anyone. What may be news to you, however, is that you can easily extend the 30-day Windows Vista grace period to 120 days. No hacks required. This is an official, supported operation directly from Microsoft. To extend the grace period another 30 days, simply start a command prompt as Administrator, and issue this command: slmgr -rearm Reboot for the change to take effect, and voila, you have 30 more days. You can only extend three times, so the total grace period for a Vista evaluation is 120 days. Source __________________ http://www.AskVG.com/

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anispace dattebayo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Konoha Posts: 445	Re: ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days so then can i download a Vista DVD iso from some torrent and try it out legally for 4 months. If this is true then its awesome thanx man.. this is really wonderful news. __________________ Yoda: No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.

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gxsaurav The G-Axe Effect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,579	Re: ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days The grace period is a boon for new application developers, who want to check weather there applications works or not, legally, 120 days are enough to beta test one built throughly. If u need more, simply reinstall again after 4 months __________________ Graphics & Web Designer - SlideShare Portfolio & Blog : http://gxsaurav.com

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01-02-2007, 03:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
jack// ani In The Zone Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 416	Re: ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days glad to hear that...thanks

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casanova The Frozen Nova Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Trespasser in Virtual Land Posts: 1,641	Re: ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days Installing Vista again and evaluating it for another 120 days will work but is not allowed. As according to the license u can use it only for 120 days. Nice info vishal. I can try it for 120 days and by that the end of this period i Should afford vista __________________ I dream of a better tomorrow... where chickens can cross roads and not have their motives questioned. www.nerdweed.blogspot.com

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gxsaurav The G-Axe Effect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,579	Re: ATTENTION: Windows Vista Grace Period Extended to 120 Days actully, installing vista for unlimited times is allowed, as long as it is being installed on the same system. MS has done a really good thing of leting the people evaluate Vista for 4 months before buying it __________________ Graphics & Web Designer - SlideShare Portfolio & Blog : http://gxsaurav.com

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