If a key is already installed, it is silently replaced. If the key is valid and applicable, the key is installed. The product key provided by the parameter is confirmed valid and applicable to the installed operating system. Password for the account that has the required privileges on the remote computer Name of a remote computer (default is local computer)Īccount that has the required privilege on the remote computer The remote machine does not support this version of SLMgr.vbs General Slmgr.vbs options Option
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8Ĭopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. For example, running cscript slmgr.vbs /dlv produces the following output: Trying to manage an older system from Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 will generate a specific version mismatch error. Using Slmgr.vbs to manage a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 system from the Windows Vista® operating system is not supported. If you are interested in other evaluation products from Microsoft, click here.Because of WMI changes in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the Slmgr.vbs script is not intended to work across platforms. After this time, you will need to uninstall the evaluation software and reinstall a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2.”įor more information on extending the evaluation period by using the rearm command, click here. See below for further information on activation rearm). Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service to shut the machine down every hour (The 10 day activation period can be reset five (5) times by using the rearm command. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days. You will be prompted for edition installation at setup. Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter editions are available via the same download. The evaluation is available in ISO format.
“This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. When you can download the 180-day trial version of Windows Server 2008 R2, make sure you read the following notes on the download page. Although the hyphen has worked for years, some people are reporting that the forward slash works for them. NOTE: If slmgr.vbs –rearm doesn’t work then try slmgr.vbs /rearm. To reset the evaluation period, run the command slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then restart the computer. For example, run slmgr.vbs -dli to see the number of days that are left in the current 60-day evaluation period. To check the time left on your current evaluation period run the Slmgr.vbs script that resides in the System32 folder. The activation is good for 60-days but you can extend it three times by using the rearm command, which will extend the original 60-day evaluation period by up to 180 days for a total possible evaluation time of 240 days.
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