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Windows 2003 activation nightmare, changed hardware

I backup some of my windows servers about 3 times a day because of the large amount of data that changes on it. I had a hardware failure that killed one of my machines, and now I have a problem. I can restore that server to a virtual machine no…
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Upgrading hardware and converting current host OS to a VM - any catches?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I am currently using Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my dev machine (where I am writing this post from). I also currently use VMWare Server and several VMs, all running Windows…
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Change Windows Activation Key as part of OBE (*before* setup is done)

Is there a way to change the activation key in Windows before you start the out of box experience (setup) on machines w/windows pre-installed? For example, say you purchase a laptop with Home preinstalled, but you have a Pro key, anyone know how to…
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How to activate Windows Server 2016 using MAK key and no local KMS?

We have a very small virtual environment with only two Server 2012 VMs. We just purchased a license (local government entity) for Windows Server 2016 in order to add another VM to our stack. I'm having trouble activating the new VM. We are not…
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Do GUIRunOnce and product key in a VM template work in SCVMM? If so, why are my VMs being spun up not activated?

I'm using SCVMM v3.2.8224 to manage dozens of VMs that run Windows Server 2012 R2 (both Standard and Datacenter). In each VM template's OS properties, I've inputted the pertinent product key from here. However, upon spinning up a VM, the VM shows…
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How to configure active directory activation from powershell/commandline?

Although it's a simple matter to configure Active Directory activation on Windows Server 2016 once the VA role is installed using the GUI, I need a way to configure this from the command line or preferably from powershell, however, I can't seem to…
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Server 2016 eval to essential

currently I have the following running: Name: Windows(R), ServerStandardEval edition Description: Windows(R) Operating System, TIMEBASED_EVAL channel Product Key Channel: Retail:TB:Eval and bought a Windows Server 2016 Essentials key. However,…
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CyberLink PowerDirector : You have to be the administrator to activate the system. Only the administrator has the right to activate the program

I received the following error while attempting to Open/Run CyberLink PowerDirector for the first time: You have to be the administrator to activate the system. Only the administrator has the right to activate the program This happened while I was…
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After Office 2013 silent deployment, Activation Fails then Succeeds

I'm having a really strange issue. I'll try to be brief as possible, but I've been through a lot of testing to get here. Our Environment leading up to this point Office 2010 Deployed Lync 2013 (as part of Office 2013 Pro Plus), along side Office…
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KMS Host has more than the minimum count, but client machines are still not activating

So pretty as the question states, here is some more info: What I have done: 1) I have setup 36 machines (I have more, but just done one lab for now) to point to the KMS Host 2) I have rearmed the host and again setup the 36 machines 3) The KMS Host…
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Windows 7 Enterprise Activation

I borrowed a Windows 7 Enterprise disk from work because it hasn't been released to the general public yet and installed it on a personal machine. I got the machine all setup with my programs then I then realized I couldn't buy a license for it and…
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Windows 7: the product key you entered does not appear to be a valid windows 7 product key

While bulk activating OEM Windows 7 PRO x64 products (we re-image the PCs every three months or so), I always have issues with a couple of machines. The issue I'm facing now is that it reports "the product key you entered does not appear to be a…
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How to stop DISM resetting activation?

I have a lab of virtual (Windows 7 Ultimate) machines and want to create a Windows image using MDT 2013 / DISM. When I use the DISM capture-image on the reference machine and DISM apply-image on the 'new' virtual machine all works fine, except that…
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Windows Server 2008: "not genuine" - performance impact?

Is it possible that not activating a copy of Windows Server 2008 might have a performance impact, specifically over TCP? Background: I've been provided with a Windows Server 2008 Oracle VM. It displays "This copy of Windows is not genuine". I've…
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Sysprep rearm set to 1 and shouldn't have been. Any workarounds for automatic activation prior to the 30 day period?

I work for a fairly large school. We are deploying 850 tablet PCs to students starting tomorrow (Windows 7 Enterprise with a MAK). We have imaged all of these machines with our standard student image tailored specifically for these machines. When I…
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