Sorry...I guess I wasn't thinking straight. (I was thinking of the Office
trial). The Vista I have is the RC2 that came with beta testing which I just
got around to installing a couple of weeks ago. It occasionally pops up
prompting me to activate it but I can't find my product key. I guess I'll
call MS.

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Dino


"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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> "Diane K" <dkoers_nospam_@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:O5lIHH%23OHHA.5000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I have Vista Ultimate on my system, but my trial is about to expire. It's
>>my understanding it won't be available for purchase until the end of the
>>month. What happens when my 30 day trial expires? Will the system quit
>>working?
>>
>> --
>> Dino
>>
>>
>
> What 30 day trial ?
> If you mean you acquired a copy without a product key then that is NOT a
> trail version. That is just an unlicensed product.
> Failure to activate within the specified period of time puts you Out of
> Tolerance
> See
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925582
> For the impact of Reduced Functionality Mode if your product is out of
> tolerance.
>
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>
> Mike Brannigan
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