In this tutorial, keep in mind the following things:
在这个教程中,请牢记下面几点:
(1) The method described below only works in NT systems (ie you must be running Windows NT4 or Windows 2000 already)
下面描述的方法只能工作在 NT 环境下(也就是说你必须已经运行在 Windows NT4 或 Windows 2000 环境下)
(2) You must reinstall to change a time-limited version to a time-unlimited version
你必须重新安装 Windows 2000,以便将限时版更改为无时间限制版本。
Now, without further ado:
(1) Find your setupreg.hiv file (its in your i386 directory) and put it some-where not write-protected. If you have already burned your Windows 2000 CD, you must copy the setupreg.hiv file to the hard drive
找到 setupreg.hiv 文件(在 i386 子目录内)并放到没有写保护的地方。如果你已经烧录了 Windows 2000 光盘,你必须将 setupreg.hiv 文件复制到硬盘上。
(2) Click on Start, Run. Enter "regedt32" (without the quotes) and click OK
点击“开始-运行”,输入“regedt32”(不包括引号)并点击“确定”。
(3) Once the registry editor is loaded, make sure you have selected the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" key in the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine" window
当“注册表编辑器”运行后,确定你在“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine”窗口中选择的是“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE”分支。
(4) Under the Registry menu, choose Load Hive... Navigate to the location where your setupreg.hiv file is at and select it, choose Open
在“注册”菜单,选择“调入 Hive...”,选择你的 setupreg.hiv 文件并“打开”。
(5) You will be presented with a Key Name box. It does not matter what you put here, as long as you remember it. I recommend something like Setupreg
你会见到“键名”对话框。在这里输入什么并不重要,你仅仅需要记住你输入的信息。推荐你输入“Setupreg”。
(6) Click OK to load it into the registry. After it loaded, navigate to the key SetupregControlSet001Servicessetupdd and select the value "No Name"
点击“确定”将之调入。找到“SetupregControlSet001Servicessetupdd”主键并选择键值“No Name”。
(7) Double click on this value to open it up for editing. This binary value corresponds to the 120 day time limit. To remove the time limit, change the A, the 3, and the 2 to 0s. Click OK
双击打开编辑该键值。这个二进制键值决定了 120 天限制。要去掉这种限制,你需要将“A、3、2”改为“0”。点击“确定”。
(8) Navigate back up the tree and select the Setupreg key. Go to the Registry menu and click Unload Hive. Registry editor will prompt you, click Yes to continue
倒退回注册表分支树找到“Setupreg”键。在“注册”菜单选择“退出 Hive”。“注册表编辑器”会提示你,点击“是”继续。
(9) Thats it! Once youve unloaded the key, close the registry editor. Make sure the edited setupreg.hiv file is in your i386 directory before installing and subsequent installations will be time-unlimited
OK 啦!当退出该键后,关闭“注册表编辑器”。在你再次安装前,请确定编辑修改过的 setupreg.hiv 文件在 i386 子目录内,这样重新安装后的 Windows 2000 RC3 将是没有时间限制的版本。