Installing 8.1 without key during install?

TazExtreme3

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I just did it. Here are the results.

Without ei.cfg:



With ei.cfg

 

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c627627

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Thank you.
Is there re-arming on Win 8?

What is the limit after you boot in like that, 30 days?

 

TazExtreme3

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It appears that rearm is supported from what info I can gather from a Google search. I really have no answers for the 2nd question

 

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If this is a test machine, just rearm it tomorrow and see if it resets the counter.

 

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slmgr /dlv
should give you a Remaining Windows rearm count

Check number of days to activate in Computer properties then if less than 30, see if this resets the days to 30:
slmgr -rearm

 

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medo145

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Thanks for going through the process, now I have a definitive answer.

 

TazExtreme3

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It seems to work. I set the date forward and ran slmgr /xpr and it said it was in notification mode, then I ran slmgr /rearm then slmgr /xpr again and it says something weird but it's no longer in notification mode.


It refuses to give me an actual expiration date... oh well.

Edit: Btw, It gives similar errors for any slmgr command that I've tried except for the /rearm.

 

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TazExtreme3

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medo145 said:

Thanks for going through the process, now I have a definitive answer.

Click to expand...

Not a problem. I have nothing better to do on a bipolar cold rainy/snowy Michigan day... lol

 

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So I guess now that we forced it to go through using a Volume hack... I am guessing there won't be any problems using a non-Volume regular key to actually activate?
Whoever finds out the hard way, please post .