KMS host could not be located

[capitan]

Hello,

I am testing W7 for my organization with a technet plus W7 license we
have. I have it installed on just one machine, and it is telling me
there is an activation error because a KMS host could not be located.
How do I address this issue? I am really hoping I don't have to put up
a KMS server just to run a test machine. Thanks.

 

[capitan]

Hello,

I am testing W7 for my organization with a technet plus W7 license we
have. I have it installed on just one machine, and it is telling me
there is an activation error because a KMS host could not be located.
How do I address this issue? I am really hoping I don't have to put up a
KMS server just to run a test machine. Thanks.

I addressed this problem by following the instructions in MS KB article
929826. Thanks anyway.