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Vista 30 day trial

  • 07-02-2008 2:51pm
    #1
    Raekwon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,535 ✭✭✭


    Okay, I am getting a copy of Vista Ultimate in a couple of weeks so to tide me over I installed a trial version of Vista Basic on my PC (it came with no OS).

    The trouble is that I only installed Vista Basic a few days ago and now it has suddenly said that I have 3 days left to active instead of the 27 days that I should have left? I had automatic updates on so I suppose that an update distubed the trial clock or something?

    <snip>

    Will this keep happening if I re-install?


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,588 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you reinstall over the top it won't extend the life.

    maybe a reformat - not sure if they include the vol label in the hash because your hardware won't have changed so it will appear to be the same machine as before.


    I thought all windows 30 day pre release trials ended when the OS shipped


    you can get 180 day trial of 2003 server and probably 2008 server in the meantime too

    If you don't have the new copy of vista yet then you don't have the license to use it


  • #3
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    I thought all windows 30 day pre release trials ended when the OS shipped

    If you install Vista and don't enter a product key, it installs as a 30 day trial version. Although not in this case apparently.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,588 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    oh yeah :o

    the pre release betas expire by date.


  • #5
    Raekwon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,535 ✭✭✭Raekwon


    I installed Vista from an OEM disk that shipped with my laptop at it came up as a 30 day trial. The problem is that automatic updates were on and I download all of the available updates then when I checked it said 3 days for automatic activation. So I'm guessing that is the problem. I suppose I'll re-install it tomorrow and turn automatic updates off and see what happens.

    I had a trial version of Server 2008 (that will last until the 30th of June) but it is terrible as an OS, I cannot even install Windows Media Player on that version so that's why I wanted to use Vista for 30 days until I get a full copy.

    (Btw, that piece that you snipped out of my original post is not a crack, Microsoft obviously put that in for people to extend their evaluation period).


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