Windows Vista ReArm Unlimited Patch Grace Period Crack to Skip Activation
By default, Windows Vista allows interested users to evaluate the operating system with trial or demonstration (demo) period of up to 30 days. However, it’s possible to extend the time left to activate Windows Vista even after 30 days grace period has timeout or expired, by using -rearm switch for slmgr or slmrg.vbs command and script (software licensing manager). In normal installation, users are allowed to extend and delay the activation grace timing or use the Windows Vista without activation (in trial or evaluation mode) for up to the 30 days for maximum of 3 times (3 months or 120 days). With Vista ReArm Unlimited Patch, you can extend the 30 days no activation period for unlimited times.
- Download the Re-Arm_Unlimited_Installer_2.0 executable which contains Re-Arm_Unlimited_Installer_2.0.exe
- Install Windows Vista with default product key or without any product key.
- Then run the Re-Arm_Unlimited_Installer_2.0.exe installer to install the hack. Do not reboot computer yet.
- Run command prompt with administrator rights. (right click on Command Prompt icon, and choose “Run as Administrator” or type “cmd w/” in Start search)
- Type slmgrhack -rearm in command prompt.
- Wait until confirmation says completed successfully, then restart computer.
- Whenever 30 days trial almost used up or going to end, simply go to Command Prompt (with administrative privileges) again, and type “slmgrhack -rearm” again to get fresh 30 days of trial period, without the need to activate Windows Vista yet.
The trick should work on all editions of Windows Vista including Windows Vista Ultimate edition x86 and x64 (32-bit and 64-bit) Vista. The Vista rearm patch installs slmgrhack.vbs into c:\Windows\System32 folder, or other location that you specified.
If the unlimited rearm patch doesn’t work, you use a registry hack to modify the rearm count (number of times the required activation flag and grace period has been reset or extended. By using this trick, unlimited Vista rearm patch above is not required.
- Open registry editor.
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL
- Edit the registry subkey of “SkipRearm” (you should see current value as dword:00000000) and set the “SkipRearm” value to any positive integer (such as 1).
- Open command prompt with administrative rights.
- Type “slmgr -rearm” or “Rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows”.
- Restart computer. You should now has a fresh 30-day of trial period on Windows Vista, which by end of 30-days time bomb, you can repeat the procedures again to skip Vista activation.
Another method that also using the -rearm switch or slmgr or slmgr.vbs involves mixing of method from future time/date changing and ghost image to recover to just installed state after all rearm options run out. Not exactly good though.
- Boot up to BIOS.
- Change the date to 2099 or 2050.
- Install Windows Vista with default product key or no product key.
- Go to BIOS again to change back the time to current date and time. You can use Windows Vista without activating for 43200 minutes.
- Make a ghost image of current Vista installation state.
- After each month or after 43200 minutes almost used up (to check how many time left for activation, type “slmgr.vbs -dlv” or “slmgr.vbs -xpr”), go to elevated Command Prompt with administrator rights, and type “slmgr.vbs -rearm” or “Rundll32 slc.dll,SLReArmWindows”. You have have additional 30 days to use Windows Vista skipping activation.
- After the third time, you won’t be able to “rearm” Windows Vista without activating it. Restore the ghost image of the system you made initially, so that the Vista system is now like just installed.
- Go to BIOS, and change the date to year 2099 or 2050 again.
- Log on to Windows Vista and open command prompt as administrator.
- Type slmgr.vbs -rearm in the command prompt and press Enter.
- Change back to date and time to current date and time.
- The 30 days activation time bomb will be reset again and there is more 43200 minutes to use the not activated Vista. However, note that you will lose your existing documents and customization if you follow this way to crack the Vista activation.
P/S: By installing Windows Vista in future year such as 2099 or 2050, it will trick and fool Windows Vista to stop counting down to activation time bomb expiry date by the number of days since installation, which is 30 days. Instead, the counting will be by the actual number of minutes you use Windows Vista, which is 43200 minutes. If you’re not running Windows Vista 24-hours a day, you can actually use Windows Vista for more than 30 calendar days.
To check how many time in minutes left to activate Windows Vista, use slmgr.vbs -dlv” or “slmgr.vbs -xpr”.
If you’re having problem with Windows Vista Validation Tool Update (KB929391), visit here for ways to remove KB929391.
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December 21st, 2006 17:00
[...] Hackers are going all out to crack Windows Vista activation procedure which is enhanced by Software Protection Platform (SPP). Until now, Microsoft has an upper hand, with no permanent or foolproof ways to crack or bypass Windows Vista activation request emerged. Instead, various workarounds and tricks to bypass, skip, delay, disable or spoof Vista activation has been suggestion, to various degree of success, such as extend evaluation period, rearm method, install Vista in future year, ‘frankenbuild’ Vista by replacing RTM build WPA files with RC build files, activate against spoofed KMS server, or run and activate Vista with own local KMS server and etc. Now, there is new crack method that able to permanently stop the countdown timer of time left to activate Windows Vista, effectively running Vista OS in full functionality evaluation mode forever. [...]
December 24th, 2006 00:16
[...] After installing Windows Vista, each Windows Vista install will have 30-days grace period to activate Windows Vista with various methods that provided by Microsoft, and depending on how you purchase the Windows Vista. And you should know that the term “grace period” refers to a length of 30 days, the time that users are required to activate Windows Vista, or time that Vista still allows any necessary actions to return the computer to the Licensed state. Although hackers have found way to mess with the activation grace period for virtually unlimited grace period, it’s still interesting to know about the 5 license states that available in Windows Vista. License states are been used by Windows Vista to track activation. The five license states that are used by Windows Vista are Licensed, Initial Grace (OOB), Non-Genuine Grace, Out-of-Tolerance Grace, and Unlicensed. [...]
January 18th, 2007 23:05
[...] Try to reset rearm count of your Windows Vista. [...]
February 4th, 2007 09:42
It shows me a Windows Script Host
It says there’s an error in slmgr.vbs in line 291 char 5 error 0xC004D302 code C004D32 source (null)
It shows it when I try to use slmgr.vbs -xpr or slmgr.vbs -dlv
And it now says that I don’t have Genuine anymore. What’s going on?
February 4th, 2007 15:06
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March 16th, 2007 23:00
[...] by using SkipRearm registry hack, which previously believed to be able to allow Windows Vista to be rearmed unlimited times. The trick has been proved, albeit partially. ComputerWorld reported that SkipRearm registry [...]
February 6th, 2008 02:24
This did not work at all. the install of the Re-arm… completes but only creates an Uninstall icon. That it. Boo Hoo…
March 11th, 2008 17:11
Worked for me. dont hit enter when in command prompt - just wait.
May 21st, 2008 01:56
i made this easy batch file, so u don’t need to do this anymore:Run command prompt with administrator rights. (right click on Command Prompt icon, and choose “Run as Administrator†or type “cmd w/†in Start search)
it’s kinda for the lazy ppl like me.
Just excute the batch file.
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July 3rd, 2008 23:03
I reached trial activation. And tihs work. Thanx
July 6th, 2008 00:48
Everything when perfectly fine when i did this…after it said command was succesful i reset my comp.But it still says 14 days left?Am i supposed to use it when the activication has almost ended or what?