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Sign in. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. How to fix an activation error in Windows Server Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 7 months ago. Active 12 years, 4 months ago.

Viewed 19k times. Update: When I click on "more information" this is what I get. Improve this question. Can you post the error? I concur with Jim B. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Just a thought, but did you install while Win was still in RC? EDIT: Ok, here's a post of a similar problem from the MS Forums related to Vista where the error was thrown because the software licensing service had stopped. To ensure that the activation threshold is met, a KMS host counts the number of computers that are requesting activation on the network.

KMS hosts count the most recent connections. When a client or server contacts the KMS host, the host adds the machine ID to its count and then returns the current count value in its response. The client or server will activate if the count is high enough. Clients will activate if the count is 25 or higher. Servers and volume editions of Microsoft Office products will activate if the count is five or greater. The KMS only counts unique connections from the past 30 days, and only stores the 50 most recent contacts.

KMS activations are valid for days, a period known as the activation validity interval. KMS clients must renew their activation by connecting to the KMS host at least once every days to stay activated. Below is my sysprep. The Generalize process creates all new licensing info, thus it will overwrite the existing activation, unless SkipRearm is specified. Update : Fixed an omission regarding the combination of options.

Reference: How Sysprep Works. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 11 years, 2 months ago. Active 11 years, 2 months ago.