

Lets dig into the SLMGR command and see what things we can learn about Vista and its activation.ġ. Most corporate environments will most likely want to have a more centralized way to handle activation (vs going to each pc, activating each one) since corp builds of the OS will not allow installs without having to activate. After the 30 day trial expires, Vista will enter RFM mode (reduced function mode) and eventually will start disabling OS components/features. Basically, each Vista install CD/DVD can be ran w/o a key as a trial version. Lets take a look!Įveryone by now knows about Vista and its updated activation scheme.

This is very useful for a corporate or home business or power user. This is a quickie recipe explaining exactly what the slmgr command and options do. Contributed by seamonkey420 January 31, 2007
