Posts Tagged ‘Windows 7’

Windows 7 activation helper

November 19, 2009 2 comments Software

Here’s a guide on how to verify license activation status for your Windows 7 installation. Type this little helper on the command prompt:

slmgr.vbs -dlv all

Listed below are the possible license states of your Windows 7 installation:

• Licensed Successful activation.
• Initial Grace Period Default state after installing Windows 7. You will be reminded to activate if you did not set activation automatically.
• Notification When the grace period expires a message will tell you to that reactivation is required.
• Additional Grace Period When Windows 7 thinks its being installed on a new hardware. May happen when a new hardware is added. You’ll need to reactivate license.
• Unknown A problem on the licensing components.
• Unlicensed Plainly says “get a license.”

I got these info during our company’s training way before Windows 7 was made available so comment is highly appreciated for any mistakes.

My Windows 7 RC experience; Ultimate!

March 6, 2009 1 comment Software

Yesterday, our training team ran out of better things to do and we still got some hours to spare. Our trainer brought in Windows 7 RC (Ultimate) and tried it out on one of the portables that we have in the room.

Installation is almost like that of Windows Vista but one thing that I noticed on the installation screen is the underwater-light-like background. It looks as though it is being done underwater. (Continued…)