Windows Vista Product Activation And The Fashiona…….ppt

To activate MAK manually over the Internet using a script * To activate KMS clients (easy way) Install Windows Vista on the Machine Join the Machine to ADS Machine needs to be able to reach Host microsoftkeys.iu.edu (10.79.6.29) Port 1688 Done * To activate KMS clients from a script Tell you Client where the KMS Server lives: cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms microsoftkeys.iu.edu:1688 Activate cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs –ato * To Convert from MAK to KMS Remove the MAK Key: cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk setup key setup Key lives in sources\pid.txt on you Vista DVD If the machine is in ADS KMS will happen by itself To do it manually just like the last side. * Activation and Multiple Machines Ghost Unattended Installs MAK to KMS GPO scripts etc. * A computer enters RFM if it fails to activate within the 30-day grace period or if it fails to reactivate within 30 days after the 180 days KMS activation expires (in case of a KMS-activated computer). In RFM, the user is provided multiple options for activation after logon. If the computer is not reactivated within one hour, the user is forcibly logged off. MAK-activated computers go into RFM if they fail to activate within 30 days of installation or if they fail to renew activation within 30 days of a major hardware replacement Reduced Functionality Mode * Virtual Machines VM’s don’t count towards the KMS n-count So try to use KMS for VM’s You can do MAK activations on VM’s If the host machine hardware changes significantly then it might require reactivation VM’s get the regular 30-day grace period * Customize header: View menu/Header and Footer Ryan Hartman (rdhartma@indiana.edu) Questions? * * * * * 1 Volume License customers who purchase Office Professional Plus 2007 or Office Enterprise 2007 may request installation media for Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager through their reseller or download the product by visiting the volume licensing services Web site. 2 Micro