Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Using Evaluation Editions of Windows Server 2008 R2

When doing a demo or proof of concept it can be convenient to use an evaluation version of Windows Server 2008 R2, especially if you have to stand up a few servers for SharePoint.  You can download from here.  The evaluation period is 180 days.  You will need to "rearm" the evaluation every so often; e.g. the OS will eventually start rebooting on you.

To rearm, open a Command Prompt as an Administrator and enter this command:

slmgr.vbs /rearm

You should get a message box that says: Command completed successfully.  Please restart the system for the changes to take effect.  Reboot and you'll be happy for another 10 or so days.

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