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Hi guys
Here's the results of the License extension tests.
(Build 700 32 / 64 bit versions, Build 7022 32 bit version).
It actually doesn't work -- on say 27 July you can "extend" for another 30 days -- but even if you "Activate" windows, on 2 Aug you get message "This Copy of Windows is not Genuine" and all programs are shown on a black background.
So guys it looks like Aug 1 is your lot.
You can still run stuff however so you can run a restore (although you can always restore from bootable media).
If you DON'T use the slmgr -rearm command then Windows appears to continue working (you don't get the black background etc) but the watermark at the right hand bottom of the screen adds a line "This Copy of Windows is Not Genuine".
In all other respects it appears to continue function normally so provided you don't attempt any Updates you probably can continue to use it for a while.
So DON'T attempt to extend it via slmgr -rearm command.
Note that the Jul 1 expiry screen shown is actually incorrect. The date it expires is actually sometime on Aug 1.
I suspect there'll be other builds before then which *might* be "hackable".
Cheers
jimbo
Here's the results of the License extension tests.
(Build 700 32 / 64 bit versions, Build 7022 32 bit version).
It actually doesn't work -- on say 27 July you can "extend" for another 30 days -- but even if you "Activate" windows, on 2 Aug you get message "This Copy of Windows is not Genuine" and all programs are shown on a black background.
So guys it looks like Aug 1 is your lot.
You can still run stuff however so you can run a restore (although you can always restore from bootable media).
If you DON'T use the slmgr -rearm command then Windows appears to continue working (you don't get the black background etc) but the watermark at the right hand bottom of the screen adds a line "This Copy of Windows is Not Genuine".
In all other respects it appears to continue function normally so provided you don't attempt any Updates you probably can continue to use it for a while.
So DON'T attempt to extend it via slmgr -rearm command.
Note that the Jul 1 expiry screen shown is actually incorrect. The date it expires is actually sometime on Aug 1.
I suspect there'll be other builds before then which *might* be "hackable".
Cheers
jimbo