Written by:R Teachout9/17/2008 10:33 PM
Can't figure out how to Activate Windows 2008 Server - If you installed from a Volume License CD, it never prompted you for the license key, so it will not activate. Here is how to change the Product Key & then Activate the server.. easy! (I've also included a number of other common activation stages you can "jump" to - and a shortcut on how to activate a windows 2008 core installation)
Type slui 0x0 in Run dialog box or in Start Search in Windows vista. It will prompt numerous activation stages. Here I have described some useful commands to launch Windows Activation wizard.
slui or slui 0x01 Display Windows Activation status slui 0x02 Prompt for Windows Activation wizard via Internetslui 0x03 Run Change Product Key wizard (Great if you used a volume license CD for Windows 2008 and now need to change your key and activate windows) slui 0x04 Launch Windows Activation wizard via Telephone. slui 0x05 Prompt Windows Activation and show activation way except Internet. slui 0x06 Launch Windows Activation wizard slui 0x07 Prompt Windows Activation as Windows running on last day to activate. slui 0x09 Launch Windows Activation wizard after license expiration. slui 0x016 Display activation status with license expiration warning "Your Windows will expire in 234 days and Windows will stop working" slui 0x018 "Your Windows will expire in 5626 hours and Windows will stop working"
I can't remember the website I got the above code from.. thanks to that magic webpage however!!! The next part is from:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555965 How to activate a Windows 2008 Server Core installation 1. Logon into the server console. 2. To activate Windows Server 2008 Core; Write the command in the Windows shell: "cscript C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato" and press the "Enter" button.
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Re: Activate Windows 2008 Server - Change Product Key & Activateslmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx (enter your license key here)slui (Then click Activate)This is the shortcut to change key and activate in one step. :)
Re: Activate Windows 2008 Server - Change Product Key & Activate
slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx (enter your license key here)slui (Then click Activate)This is the shortcut to change key and activate in one step. :)
