Extend Vista trial period from 30 to 120 days

February 27 by | 4 comments | Technology | Tags: , ,

If you’ve been trying out Vista for the past 25 or so days (like me), your 30 day evaluation period is about to come to conclusion. A little known fact is that Microsoft built functionality into Vista that will extend the trail period for another 30 days. Open a Command Prompt session (Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Command Prompt), type slmgr -rearm and hit enter. This “rearms” your activation period. You will only be allowed to rearm your computer three times. According to Microsoft this does not violate your license agreement.

Run Windows for 120 days without activation key – [Download Squad]
Run Vista Legally Without Activation – [PCWorld]

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  • Ariana

    if this works it didnt work for me it said i needed elevated privleges, is there a way around that?

  • Rick

    Click “Start”
    “All Programs”
    “Accesories”
    Right Click “Command Prompt”
    “Run as administrator”
    Click “Continue”
    Type: slmgr -rearm

  • scott

    ware can i get the vista trial download ive looked everyware