Difference between revisions of "Bypass Windows Vista Activation"
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Don't have a valid product key for Windows Vista? You can still get around those pesky activation pop-ups. Vista allows you to extend your activation grace period by 120 days. With a little tweaking you can renew your activation indefinitely. You can extend your activation even if you've been locked out of Windows. | Don't have a valid product key for Windows Vista? You can still get around those pesky activation pop-ups. Vista allows you to extend your activation grace period by 120 days. With a little tweaking you can renew your activation indefinitely. You can extend your activation even if you've been locked out of Windows. | ||
| − | [[Category:Hacks]] | + | [[Category: Hacks]] |
| − | [[Category:Vista Instructions]] | + | [[Category: Vista Instructions]] |
== Steps == | == Steps == | ||
#Open Windows if you're locked out. Perform the following actions if you're locked out by the activation timer. If you aren't locked out, skip to the next step. | #Open Windows if you're locked out. Perform the following actions if you're locked out by the activation timer. If you aren't locked out, skip to the next step. | ||
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#Run the {{kbd|slmgr -rearm}} command each month. You can do this each month for the next eight months. | #Run the {{kbd|slmgr -rearm}} command each month. You can do this each month for the next eight months. | ||
#Reinstall Vista after a year. Once your year of renewals is up, reinstall Vista from scratch and start all over again. Vista can be reinstalled and running again in about an hour. Once it's reinstalled, follow the process above to keep using Vista forever without activating. You'll never need to install crack software or a hacked version. | #Reinstall Vista after a year. Once your year of renewals is up, reinstall Vista from scratch and start all over again. Vista can be reinstalled and running again in about an hour. Once it's reinstalled, follow the process above to keep using Vista forever without activating. You'll never need to install crack software or a hacked version. | ||
| − | #*See [[Install | + | #*See [[Install Windows Vista|How to Install Windows Vista]] for a guide on reinstalling Vista. |
#*Reinstalling your operating system is recommended at least once a year anyway for best performance. | #*Reinstalling your operating system is recommended at least once a year anyway for best performance. | ||
