vbs -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
where xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx is your Vista product key, taken
from the DVD sleeve or the sticker on your PC case. Press Enter to
proceed.
If this doesn??™t work, you may need to temporarily deactivate
the UAC feature as described in Chapter 8, and then try
again. Then, reactivate UAC when you??™re done (should you
so desire).
6. Next, activate Vista with this command:
cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs ??“ato
and press Enter. To verify that activation was successful, type this:
cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs ??“dlv
7. Type exit or close the Command Prompt window when you??™re done.
Using a process known as rearming, you can extend Vista??™s
evaluation period up to two or three times, for a total of 120
days. Just execute the slmgr.vbs script with the -rearm parameter.
It will take 15??“30 seconds to make the change, at
which point you??™ll need to restart Windows.
12 | Chapter 1: Get Started with Windows Vista
Upgrade from a Previous Version
Microsoft suggests that anyone installing Vista on a PC that already has a
recent version of Windows on it should use the Upgrade feature; that is,
boot into the old Windows installation and start Vista setup from within.
There are a few reasons you may want to do this:
Preserve your programs. If you upgrade to Vista from within, you won??™t
have to reinstall all your applications and their settings. Of course, most
of your programs will need to be updated or eventually reinstalled to
work with Vista, but at least you won??™t have to do it all at once.
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