Hello,
Let's try uninstalling the KMS host key first./
run slmgr -upk first
Then run slmgr /ipk YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8
the run
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights
--------------------
| >Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 18:18:50 +0000 (UTC)
| >Message-ID: <
[email protected]>
| >From: Karl Mitschke <
[email protected]>
| >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >References: <
[email protected]>
| >MIME-Version: 1.0
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| >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
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| >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:40105
| >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >
| >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >
| >Description is:
| >Windows Operating System - Vista, VOLUME_KMS channel
| >And, they show:
| >Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
| >Current coiunt: 1
| >Listening on port: 1688
| >DNS publishing enabled
| >KMS priority: normal
| >
| >
| >One one machine they get Error: 0xC004f015 Run 'slui.exe 0x2a
0xC004f015'
| >to display the error text" when they run cscript
\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs
| >/ipk YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8
| >
| >
| >>> Hello Karl,
| >>> What is the output of the those machines for the description
line.
| >>> When you doing the following.
| >>> C:\Windows\system32>slmgr -dlv
| >>> Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
| >>> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
| >>> Software licensing service version: 6.0.6001.18000 Name:
Windows(TM)
| >>> Vista, Enterprise edition Description: Windows Operating System
-
| >>> Vista, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
| >>> Thanks,
| >>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no
| >>> rights
| >>> --------------------
| >>> | >Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:22:01 +0000 (UTC)
| >>> | >Message-ID:
<
[email protected]>
| >>> | >From: Karl Mitschke <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >>> | >References: <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >>> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >>> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
| >>> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >>> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >>> | >Lines: 1
| >>> | >Path:
| >>> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl
| >>> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:39871
| >>> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >
| >>> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >>> | >
| >>> | >This was done on the two machines that show SRV records of
| >>> _VLMCS._TCP
| >>> | >
| >>> | >Karl
| >>> | >
| >>> | >
| >>> | >> Hello Karl,
| >>> | >> This should have only been done on the machine that was
acting
| >>> as
| >>> the
| >>> | >> KMS
| >>> | >> host machine.
| >>> | >> Not the rest of the clients.
| >>> | >> So when you said you have your users change to this product
key,
| >>> which
| >>> | >> users did you have change to that key?
| >>> | >> The machines running as KMS clients or the machines running
as
| >>> KMS
| >>> | >> host
| >>> | >> machines?
| >>> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers
| >>> no
| >>> | >> rights
| >>> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:23 +0000 (UTC)
| >>> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >>> <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >>> | >> | >References: <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >>> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >>> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
format=flowed
| >>> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >>> | >> | >Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >>> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >>> | >> | >Path:
| >>> | >>
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| >>> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:39798
| >>> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >I had my users do this:
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click
Start,
| >>> click
| >>> | >> All
| >>> | >> Programs,
| >>> | >> | >click Accessories, right-click command prompt, and then
click
| >>> Run
| >>> | >> as
| >>> | >> administrator.
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >2. To install the KMS key, at the command prompt type
the
| >>> | >> following, and
| >>> | >> | >then press Enter: cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs
/ipk
| >>> | >> YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8
| >>> | >> | >3. Reboot the Vista PC
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >This did not work. They recreated their SRV records.
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >Karl
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> Hello Karl,
| >>> | >> | >> Yes those are the default installation keys, the media
| >>> comes
| >>> with
| >>> | >> | >> those
| >>> | >> | >> keys. Those keys are used by KMS client machines.
During
| >>> setup
| >>> | >> of
| >>> | >> | >> Volume
| >>> | >> | >> License Windows VIsta media those are the keys that
are
| >>> used
| >>> to
| >>> | >> | >> complete
| >>> | >> | >> setup so you are not prompted for a key.
| >>> | >> | >> Those keys will look for a KMS server to activate
with.
| >>> | >> | >> Which sku did you install? You need to use the key of
the
| >>> | >> installed OS
| >>> | >> | >> Windows Vista Enterprise N is the sku without Media
Player.
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and
| >>> confers
| >>> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> rights
| >>> | >> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:52:21 +0000 (UTC)
| >>> | >> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >>> | >> <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >>> | >> | >> | >References:
<
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >>> | >> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >>> | >> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
| >>> format=flowed
| >>> | >> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >>> | >> | >> | >Newsgroups:
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >>> | >> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >>> | >> | >> | >Path:
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >>
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:39472
| >>> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >Just to be clear;
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >On page 19 I see "KMS Client Setup Keys"
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >Should I have my user use one of those "Windows
Vista
| >>> | >> Enterprise"
| >>> | >> | >> keys,
| >>> | >> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >if so, what's the difference between 'Windows Vista
| >>> | >> Enterprise" and
| >>> | >> | >> "Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >Vista Enterprise N" ?
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >Karl
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Hello Karl,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Sorry it's in the Deployment Guide, not the
planning
| >>> guide
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Page 19.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> I had multiple documents open and referenced the
wrong
| >>> one.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
warranties,
| >>> and
| >>> | >> confers
| >>> | >> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> | >> rights
| >>> | >> | >> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:44:02 +0000 (UTC)
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >>> | >> | >> <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >References:
| >>> <
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
| >>> | >> format=flowed
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Newsgroups:
| >>> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Path:
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >>
TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:39422
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Do you have a page number, or any other
reference,
| >>> cause
| >>> | >> I
| >>> | >> | >> searced
| >>> | >> | >> | >> all
| >>> | >> | >> | >> through
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >the planning document, as well as several
others,
| >>> and see
| >>> | >> | >> nothing.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Thanks
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Karl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Hello Karl,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Change the product key back to the generic
volume
| >>> key.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> The keys are listed per sku in the Planning
Guide
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >>
| >>>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9893F83E-C8A
| >>> 5
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> -4475-
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> B025-66C6B38B46E3&displaylang=en#filelist
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
| >>> warranties,
| >>> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> confers
| >>> | >> | >> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> rights
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:08:19 +0000
(UTC)
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
<
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke
<
[email protected]>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Subject: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=iso-8859-1;
| >>> | >> | >> format=flowed
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader
1098.1
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Newsgroups:
| >>> | >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Path:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:39405
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> | >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >We have a vista PC that is regestered in
DNS
| >>> as
| >>> a
| >>> | >> KMS
| >>> | >> | >> server
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> (nslookup
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> -q=SRV
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >_VLMCS._TCP shows this PC)
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >How can we have the person who is running
this
| >>> PC
| >>> | >> kill
| >>> | >> | >> the KMS
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> service
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> so
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >we can create a valid KMS on a Server
2003 or
| >>> 2008
| >>> | >> box?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Thanks
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >Karl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >
| >>> | >
| >
| >
