Vista Activation Status

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Microsoft likes it when people activate their software. If you just got a new computer, chances are that when you first booted it up, Windows asked you to activate. It goes pretty quick, and in no time you're off and running with your PC; carefree and without any activation reservations.

But what if you bought that Vista machine used? How are you to be sure that it has been activated completely? Thank goodness for good news, people! Let's learn how to check our Vista Activation Status!

Do this:
Click Start and in the Search Bar, type CMD. This opens the Command Prompt; a sight for sore eyes in some circles.

At the Command Prompt type: “slmgr.vbs -dli” without the quotes.

Now wait for a bit, I know I had to; and because I originally wrote this tip for Vista Enterprise and Business, I wasn't expecting it to work. Then, out of nowhere, this window popped up:

If it says “License Status: Licensed” you're covered! If not, you might want to contact the seller and see what's up!

~Andrew

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#1 : Vista Activation Status? Click to expand / collapse: You can also copy “slmgr.vbs -dli” without the quotes and paste it into the Run command. It will bring up the Windows Vista Activation information as well. That was easier for me. Written By: James I. Calhoun

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