How can I find out my license duration

crisbeto

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Hello everybody,

So here's the situation:
I upgraded my let's say "legal" windows 7 to a legit windows 8.
I got the key from my school, which is registered with that dreamspark program. And I have also heard that the license from there lasts only through your study period.
Is there any way to check this information?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion G6-2003EU
in command window, slmgr.vbs /dlv
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    17074 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv7 3173nr
    CPU
    M520
    Memory
    5GB
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
  • PC2
    HP A12 R7 17074
I don't get a period or something, only thing I could understand was the Rearm count:1000
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion G6-2003EU
try slmgr.vbs /xpr
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    17074 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv7 3173nr
    CPU
    M520
    Memory
    5GB
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Internet Speed
    120Mb/s
  • PC2
    HP A12 R7 17074
You should contact the school's System Admin - each school has their own contract with Dreamspark, and their own way of administering it.
If you have a KMS license, then you have to log in to the school's KMS server at least every 180 days to re-activate the license..
If you have an MAK License, then it's likely that it's only good for a single install (or at least that any fresh install after a certain period will be blocked)
Blocking of licenses takes place at the server, not at the client, so there is nothing on the local machine (apart from the license type) which will give you a date - and in the case of an MAK Key, if you never need to reinstall, it should pretty much never expire.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 64-bit and Win8 32-bit in VM (+ others in VM)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus K52F
    CPU
    i3
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    it's an i3 :)
    Sound Card
    Conexant (rubbish - or it may be the speakers)
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Internet Speed
    whatever I can get - G3
Here is something interesting i found out: As you guys probably know you can get windows media center for free until 31st of january. When you order it (as i did) you get a new serial which you use to install it.
So today i checked the serial that my pc is using(or at least the part that MS lets you see) and it is using the one for WMC, not the one that the school provided.
Maybe this makes it permanently activated?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion G6-2003EU
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