Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
installs".

I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.

Is there a patch, or similar, which will inform my Vista SP2 that it does
not require activation, or am I misreading the non-activation information?

Thanks for advice.

Joe

"J&P" <jopam@beeteeinternet.com> wrote in message
news:ug548$7YJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
> installs".
>
> I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
> remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.[/color]

I would say that the above is your problem. You can't install a SP on a
non-activated Vista install expect the activation warnings to go away.

it means that you wont need to activate again...

not that they will give you vista for free (if you don't need an activation
its in effect free isnt it?) if you install sp2 beta! lol



"J&P" <jopam@beeteeinternet.com> wrote in message
news:ug548$7YJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
> installs".
>
> I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
> remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.
>
> Is there a patch, or similar, which will inform my Vista SP2 that it does
> not require activation, or am I misreading the non-activation information?
>
> Thanks for advice.
>
> Joe
>[/color]

"J&P" <jopam@beeteeinternet.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
>installs".
>
>I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
>remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.
>
>Is there a patch, or similar, which will inform my Vista SP2 that it does
>not require activation, or am I misreading the non-activation information?[/color]

Yeah, you are. Vista Ultimate needs to be activated. Installing an
update - beta or otherwise - doesn't change that.


Richie Hardwick

J&P wrote:[color=blue]
> Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
> installs".
>[/color]


That would be "no activation" for the *service pack.*

[color=blue]
> I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
> remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.
>[/color]

Well, activate the underlying OS, and you'll be fine.

[color=blue]
> Is there a patch, or similar, which will inform my Vista SP2 that it does
> not require activation, or am I misreading the non-activation information?
>[/color]


There's no patch, because there's nothing wrong, nothing to patch.
(Other than your reading comprehension, perhaps.)


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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:Ocm9G29YJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> J&P wrote:[color=green]
>> Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
>> installs".
>>[/color]
> That would be "no activation" for the *service pack.*
>
>[color=green]
>> I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
>> remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.
>>[/color]
>
> Well, activate the underlying OS, and you'll be fine.
>
>[color=green]
>> Is there a patch, or similar, which will inform my Vista SP2 that it does
>> not require activation, or am I misreading the non-activation
>> information?
>>[/color]
>
>
> There's no patch, because there's nothing wrong, nothing to patch. (Other
> than your reading comprehension, perhaps.)[/color]

Many thanks to all for your replies.

Yes, it was both silly and naive of me to think that I would get a "free"
OS, even for just a few months. I was taken in by the statement "No
activation for beta installs" for a service pack - I don't remember such
a statement for previous packs.

I certainly have no intention of possibly corrupting my present activated
system with a beta release.

Cheers
Joe

"i love vista" <vista@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:494ed11b$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...[color=blue]
> it means that you wont need to activate again...
>[/color]

Shows how stupid you are. You will need to activate Vista again.

[color=blue]
> not that they will give you vista for free (if you don't need an
> activation its in effect free isnt it?) if you install sp2 beta! lol
>
>
>
> "J&P" <jopam@beeteeinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:ug548$7YJHA.5272@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Microsoft TechNet says that "No activation will be required for beta
>> installs".
>>
>> I have installed Vista SP2 over non-activated Vista Ultimate and "Days
>> remaining for activation" are still listed and reducing daily.
>>
>> Is there a patch, or similar, which will inform my Vista SP2 that it does
>> not require activation, or am I misreading the non-activation
>> information?
>>
>> Thanks for advice.
>>
>> Joe
>>[/color][/color]

Here is another Windows Vista SP1 & SP2 Activation (Crack), its works 100% fine.
http://rapidshare.com/files/267007571/Vista_SP1___SP2_Crack__Works_for_all_versions_.rar.html

or
http://rapidshare.com/files/267043457/Windows_Vista_SP1___SP2_Crack__Works_for_all_versions_.rar

Regards
Tiru