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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?

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

I run it on Vmware

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

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

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

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?

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.

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!!!

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

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.

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

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

Timebomb =/= Activation