Win 8.1 Pro Preview - what next?

Hi

I've been using the Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.
According to the license I can test it up to
15 January, 2014.
What next?
Will there be any next free version for testing?
I wouldn't like to buy the Windows 8 now.

Regards
Antoni

On 12/21/2013 11:38 AM, Antoni wrote:
Hi

I've been using the Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.
According to the license I can test it up to
15 January, 2014.
What next?
Will there be any next free version for testing?
I wouldn't like to buy the Windows 8 now.

Regards
Antoni

You can do a rearm and get another 90 days. You can do this five times.

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Thanks for your answer.

I've been using the Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.
According to the license I can test it up to
15 January, 2014.
What next?
Will there be any next free version for testing?
I wouldn't like to buy the Windows 8 now.

You can do a rearm and get another 90 days. You can do this five times.
How to do it? I didn't see the rearm on Microsoft site.

Regards
Antoni

Antoni wrote:
Thanks for your answer.

I've been using the Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.
According to the license I can test it up to
15 January, 2014.
What next?
Will there be any next free version for testing?
I wouldn't like to buy the Windows 8 now.

You can do a rearm and get another 90 days. You can do this five times.
How to do it? I didn't see the rearm on Microsoft site.

Regards
Antoni


You can verify these commands in a Google search.
This is from the notes file I keep, random interesting commands.

Run these as Administrator.

slmgr.vbs -rearm
slmgr /rearm

SLMGR has many other options.

slmgr -dli
(this will display the current activation/licensing info)

slmgr -upk
(this will remove the product key)

This one is for WinXP. Not every OS uses SLMGR.

rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk

*******

The Preview version of Win8.1 is not likely to
run forever using rearms. Perhaps an Enterprise
evaluation version would be better for such an abuse ?

I use rearms, to keep these VMs running, until they
eventually expire and I reload them.

http://www.modern.ie/en-us/virtualiz...ools#downloads

*******

Another tool of the trade, is "install-only" keys.
These are license keys you can use, if an installer
asks for a key, early in an installation. The keys
are not suitable for activation. They only fool
the installer into letting you finish the installation.
In a real installation attempt, you'd change the license
key later, to the real and paid-for version, to finish
the activation.

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thr...1-generic-keys

There are better documented lists, elsewhere.

*******

Many of these tools exist, to make the job of IT professionals
easier, when dealing with mass installations and the usage
of VLK (volume licensing keys). And as such, there is plenty
of information out there, about what you can do with such
tools.

Have fun,
Paul

On 21/12/2013 10:38, Antoni wrote:
Hi

I've been using the Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.
According to the license I can test it up to
15 January, 2014.
What next?
Will there be any next free version for testing?
I wouldn't like to buy the Windows 8 now.

Regards
Antoni

If you are using your computer for fun and you have plenty of time then
just keep reformatting the Hd and start again by changing the date
backwards. Date is not important to you as I see it.

We are using computers for serious work and time is of essence here. I
only use trial versions of Adobe and Corel programs. apart from that I
don't bother.

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Antoni wrote, On 12/21/2013 5:38 AM:
Hi

I've been using the Windows 8.1 Pro Preview.
According to the license I can test it up to
15 January, 2014.
What next?
Will there be any next free version for testing?
I wouldn't like to buy the Windows 8 now.

Regards
Antoni

Depending upon how you installed 8.1 see this article for your options
when you do decide to upgrade to 8.1.

The article also provides what paths are available to return (if
possible) to the prior o/s

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-from-preview


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