How can activate Windows Vista Beta 1?

Post by **longhorned** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:12 am

I have installed Windows Vista Beta 1 build 5112, but on first startup I have a message "Let's activate Windows...", and I can't close it - when I close it, the system logoff's. I tried to run IE and with it run explorer.exe and it works... but the activating message still is open... How can I activate it?

Post by **TheCollector1988** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:13 am

did you run it on real hardware or on a Virtual Machine?

Post by **longhorned** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:13 am

I run it on Vmware

Post by **CaptainPeanut** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:14 am

IIRC, you have to use a special AntiWPA build.
We can't provide links here.

Post by **longhorned** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:15 am

I can find it on Google, it's still alive? Sorry for my bad english...

Post by **longhorned** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:15 am

Or can I just run Vista Loader? I tried it on Beta 2 and it worked....

Post by **driver1998** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:04 pm

longhorned wrote:I can find it on Google, it's still alive? Sorry for my bad english...

It is hard to understand you...
Can or cannot?

Post by **NHL fan** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:43 pm

longhorned wrote:Or can I just run Vista Loader? I tried it on Beta 2 and it worked....

Try not to double post

I would set the BIOS date back, then re-install.

Post by **longhorned** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:00 am

I'm sorry for my English, cause I only know it basics. I mean: it(antiwpa build) is still alive? I searched in google and there is no useful results. There is only winlogon.exe for windows longhorn 3683 and up, but only for longhorn. I reinstalled 5112 with it bios date but i have to activate it in 14 days!!!

Post by **PeterFalk** » Thu May 02, 2013 8:08 pm

Unfortunately, you can not activate it in any way. OS is good - fast, with little or no serious errors

Post by **ovctvct** » Sun May 18, 2014 12:51 pm

Offtopic Comment

How did you get DWM (Aero)? In Vmware Workstation 7.1.4 I cannot get Aero.

Post by **leomate** » Mon May 19, 2014 2:49 pm

PeterFalk wrote:Unfortunately, you can not activate it in any way. OS is good - fast, with little or no serious errors

Are you install in VMWare or Real Machine? Because i see your aero enabled

and How you manage install Firefox in that build? I tried and always got Side by Side Configuration error. Stragne in older build like 4074 doesnt had that problem.

Post by **WindowsNT369852147** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:29 am

Set BIOS date to the 20th February 2005 to avoid the activation message.

Post by **Lukas Marsik** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:37 pm

WindowsNT369852147 wrote:Set BIOS date to the 20th February 2005 to avoid the activation message.

Timebomb =/= Activation

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