Actually you can run it for 120 days using rearms:Originally Posted by Fire$torm
They all are. I also have Win2K and Win98 somewhere... Plus other stuff
Edit: BTW - You can install Win7 without a key and use it for 30 days. M$ FINALLY woke up and realized that they would get more authentic users by building Windows as trialware. Only took them 30 years........
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/1...7-to-120-days/
Hacking the registry key that keeps count might work forever as well:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2010/0...s7-rearmtask4/
But, this stuff usually gets fixed over time, so I'm not sure that the unlimited rearm thing still works (or will work with SP1). The 3-times rearm thing is legit and intentional, so you've definitely got at least 120 days (assuming you did it on the last day of the 30 day trial each time, since left over days are just lost).
Edit: Forgot to mention, if you're looking for a good price, get together with a friend or two and buy a family pack key for Win 7. It's like $150 for 3 keys. Or you can always find someone in college to buy you the $30 student upgrade version if you know how to make it into a custom iso that will install clean instead of just upgrade. Lotsa options.
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