how disable automatic activation?

[Kris]

This is my 4th Vista install on this box in a week and a half. This time I
failed to uncheck the "activate automatically" box after I entered the key.
Checking System, it says I have 3 days before automatic activation. How do
I kill that? - if this one flies, it won't be ready for at least 5 days.

tia!!!

 

[Kris]

as administrator open a command prompt
then:



slmgr -rearm

thanks but nope - still 3 days.

 

[Kris]

thanks but nope - still 3 days.

googled:
see link at: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=222
registry mod for this situation:
read it CAREFULLY - the item you're changing is "Manual" and the Data value
is changed from 0 to 1 .

You are responsible if you touch your registry - don't unless you know what
you are doing and have backup images.

Now says 30 days.

 

[philo]

Well I don't know that, that should have done the trick