Hi , I have installed the Windows 2003 r2 180 days trial software long back. I would like to know the exact trial days left for the OS to expire . Can any one guide where to check this as it does not show anywhere explicitly. I have typed Winver in command prompt it says 3/5/2010 but when i loggin it pops up saying the evaluation will end by 11 days . Not understood what's going on :( S.Arun Prasath IBM Global delivery

Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and then press ENTER to check the current status of your evaluation periodTo extend the trial period;To reset the evaluation period, type slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then press ENTER.Restart the computer.This resets the evaluation period to 60 days.Raj

Hi Arun prashanth,Thank you for posting in windows forums, Thanks raj for the information, for additional information , please refer to below KB articlehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/948472sainath !analyze

Hi All, Thanks for the reply. The above steps would be usefull only for windows 2008. but I have been using windows 2003 Enterprise edition R2 .S.Arun Prasath IBM Global delivery

Try typing winver in the run box and let us know.Raj

Try typing winver in the run box and let us know. Raj Hi, He mentioned had tried to type winver in run box. Arun, how long did you install the Windows Server 2003 trail version? I didn’t have experience on Windows Server 2003 trial version, but I may download one for test. Best Regards, Vincent Hu

Command Prompt...>systeminfoYou will see a row "Original Install Date: " in the beggining of the displayed information

Hi Vincent, Thanks for your reply, I have tried Winver which said Jan 2010 is the expiry. But the popup comes out saying 11 days more. I have just seen an KB article from microsoft(lost the link) which said any changes in the bios would also cause such issues. As i have installed the Trial in the Home PC(which is of different configurations including bios) and copied the VHD and run it over the office system.This might be an issue (i think) Now i have installed in my office system and checking the same.But the worst thing is that i have to configure the full lab again :( S.Arun Prasath IBM Global delivery

Hi, As i have installed the Trial in the Home PC(which is of different configurations including bios) and copied the VHD and run it over the office system. >> I suspect this is the cause of the issue. Generally speaking, if you installed a trail version of Windows, you should be able to have all the days that you are been told(like 180 days). Best Regards, Vincent Hu