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18

Extending Windows 2008 Trial

Author andy18    Category Windows-related     Tags

By default, any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 60 days. If you need more time to evaluate Windows Server 2008, the 60 day evaluation period may be reset (or re-armed) three times, extending the original 60 day evaluation period by up to 180 days for a total possible evaluation time of 240 days.

To reset the evaluation period,

1. Login to the server as an administrator
2. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
3. Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and then press ENTER to check the current status of your evaluation period.
4. To reset the evaluation period, type slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then press ENTER.
5. Reboot the server

This will reset the trial/evaluation for another 60 days.