bledd Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 http://converter.win2008workstation.com/looks pretty decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blerk Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I've tried it a few times and sometimes it doesn't work properly resulting in a login/loop. Best use the PDF guide form the same site and do yourself what the program would do, its not that much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviewonder Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 The problem with it is it is illegal as it has a re arm patch in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witt3439 Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Microsoft allows you to "rearm" Server 2008 (and Vista) up to three times and will even give you instructions on how to do it on their website. Nothing illegal about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviewonder Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 I disagree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 @steviewonder:This KB article documents the "rearm patch", as you call it, and it's built-into the OS slmgr.vbs vbscript. This is perfectly legal after the first 60-day eval period (up to 3 times, giving a total of 240 days unactivated) before you can't use it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboy_sonik Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 steviewonder got owned.... It's true, there's no secret about it. slmgr.vbs -rearm. Maybe you are thinking about the {censored} which kills the evaluation period present in Beta's and such, that's an actual hack.Next he'll be telling us it's illegal to download ISO's of Server 2008 no matter what [which are on Microsoft.com] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thranx Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Microsoft allows you to "rearm" Server 2008 (and Vista) up to three times and will even give you instructions on how to do it on their website. Nothing illegal about it.Re-arming it 3 times is correct... that doesn't mean that circumventing the re-arm is ok.I recommend avoiding this tool for that one reason. If you want to be on the up-and-up, do it another way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Re-arming it 3 times is correct... that doesn't mean that circumventing the re-arm is ok.I recommend avoiding this tool for that one reason. If you want to be on the up-and-up, do it another way.Perhaps I'm missing something, but the rearm is specifically designed to extend the evaluation period, so you aren't "circumventing" anything by using it. As per the KB article itself:This article describes how to extend, or re-arm, the Windows Server 2008 evaluation period. The evaluation period is also known as the "activation grace" period. These instructions apply to any edition of Windows Server 2008. This includes evaluation copies.That wording is specific: "how to extend, or re-arm, the Windows Server 2008 evaluation period". It is designed explicitly to allow just this. Again, perhaps I'm not understanding your position, but Microsoft clearly spells out that this is an OK use of the rearm portion of the slmgr script. It doesn't allow you to get around activating your product, it just allows you to postpone it (again, up to 3 times) for a total of 240 days from the point of install. In a lot of environments, this isn't just a nicety, it may be necessary to evaluate the product before deciding to go with the platform - thus having the 240 days means you don't have to reinstall and reconfigure to continue testing and evaluating the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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