Mike said:
Thanks but that doesn't help me much since slmgr -ipk productkey would
replace my current key!
OK...I found the Microsoft web page I was looking for:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/ActivationFAQ/default.mspx
and click the question "Are there any changes with Windows Server 2008
keys?"
On the same page see also the question "Can I use my Windows Server 2008 KMS
keys to activate Windows Vista client computers?"
Look at the table titled "Products Activated by KMS Key": it shows that
there are four flavors of KMS keys, the lowest of which ("KMS") activates
only Vista, and the highest of which ("KMS_C") will bring life to Vista
business, Vista Enterprise, Web Server 2008, Server 2008 standard and
enterprise (with and without Hyper-V), plus Server 2008 DataCenter (with and
without Hyper-V) and Server 2008 for Itanium.
So...presumably you have the KMS key for whatever flavor of Server 2008
you've purchased, so if you replace your current Vista KMS key in the KMS
box with the server KMS key it will handle that version of Server 2008, plus
any lower levels of Server 2008, plus Vista Business and Enterprise.
At least that's what should happen. It *is* a computer after all, so who
knows what evil lurks in its heart?
Joe Morris