for
Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008
Microsoft Corporation
Published: March, 2008
Abstract
This document provides a list of resources
available to support planning, deployment, and operations for activating volume
editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 using Volume Activation
2.0.
Table of Contents
General Information
Planning
Deployment
Operations and Management
Tools
Licensing
General Information
·
For an overview of
Volume Activation 2.0 (VA 2.0), see the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Volume Activation 2.0 demo at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=104707.
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To download the VA
2.0 core documentation set, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75674.
·
To read the Product
Activation for Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008
white paper, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=104305.
·
For information
about the Windows Vista privacy statement, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=52526.
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For information
about genuine Microsoft® software and Windows® Genuine
Advantage, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64187.
Planning
·
For planning
guidance in activating volume editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server
2008, refer to the Volume Activation 2.0 Planning Guide at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75674. This guide includes recommended best
practices, planning considerations, common scenarios, and deployment examples.
·
To read the Planning
Activation in Software Development Environments white paper, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110465.
·
To read the Planning
Activation in Isolated Environments for Windows Vista white paper, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110468.
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To read the Using
Server Isolation to Protect the Key Management Service (KMS) white paper, go to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110469.
Deployment
·
For more information
about activating volume editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008,
refer to the Volume Activation 2.0 Deployment Guide at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75674.
·
For more information
about deploying Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 systems, go to Microsoft
Deployment Solution Accelerators at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110470.
Operations and Management
·
For more information
about activating volume editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, go
to the Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75674. This guide provides guidance for
operations and support, including an overview of the management tools available
and troubleshooting assistance.
·
For a list of WMI
methods, KMS registry keys, KMS events, KMS error codes, and KMS RPC messages,
see the Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide.
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For knowledge base
articles on volume activation, go to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx and search for the following KB articles:
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Article Number
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Article Title
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938450
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How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes on Windows
Vista-based computers
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925616
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Error message when you start Windows Vista: "Your activation
period has expired"
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938107
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Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista:
"Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist"
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931276
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Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista: "An
error has occurred"
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925582
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The behavior of reduced functionality mode in Windows Vista
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929712
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Volume Activation information for Windows Vista
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932300
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How to resolve a Windows Genuine Advantage product key or volume
license key validation
|
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931858
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Windows Vista Business and Windows XP Professional upgrade
licenses under the volume licensing agreement
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931573
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You may be prompted to activate Windows Vista on a computer on
which Windows Vista was already activated by a Volume License or OEM
installation
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929829
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The KMS current count does not increase when you add new Windows
Vista-based client computers to the network
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929826
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Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista Enterprise or
Windows Vista Business: "Code 0x8007232b"
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929818
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You receive an error message when you try to install or to run
Windows Vista: "The Software Licensing Service reported that the license
is invalid"
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Tools
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Download the Volume Activation Management Tool
(VAMT) for MAK activation and management at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=77533.
·
To install a KMS host on Windows Server 2003, go
to:
Key Management Service (KMS) for Windows 2003 (x86) at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82964.
Key Management Service (KMS) for Windows 2003 (x64) at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83041.
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For documentation and to download the KMS
Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2005, go to the System
Center Operations Manager product catalog at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110332.
Licensing
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For information about
Volume License Keys, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=110471.
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For information about
Microsoft Product Activation, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=74008.
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For a list of Microsoft
Activation Call Centers worldwide telephone numbers, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107418.
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For a list of Microsoft
Volume Licensing products available, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=73076.