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Dmitry
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We are using Windows Server 2003 Enterprise as a Terminal Server. It was
installed and activated in 2005. This morning it would not allow any of the
users to log-on, and every user was presented with the Activation Wizard,
telling that the Windows needs to be activated before it can be used. The
Event 1000 was logged-on in the event log
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows Product Activation
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 10/1/2008
Time: 7:16:23 AM
User: N/A
Computer: FSDTS2
Description:
An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows product
license. Error Code: 0x80040507
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
None of our users have the administrative rights to the server, so they
could not activate or de-activate the server. I have followed all the steps
in the Activation Wizard and the server was successfully activated. But our
production was down for 30 minutes this morning because of the activation
issue. I always was under impression that once activated, the server does
not need to be re-activated, unless the hardware changes. We did not change
any hardware or software in any recent time. My questions are:
- What can cause the activation to break?
- How can I prevent it from happening in the future
Thanks,
Dmitry
installed and activated in 2005. This morning it would not allow any of the
users to log-on, and every user was presented with the Activation Wizard,
telling that the Windows needs to be activated before it can be used. The
Event 1000 was logged-on in the event log
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows Product Activation
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 10/1/2008
Time: 7:16:23 AM
User: N/A
Computer: FSDTS2
Description:
An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows product
license. Error Code: 0x80040507
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
None of our users have the administrative rights to the server, so they
could not activate or de-activate the server. I have followed all the steps
in the Activation Wizard and the server was successfully activated. But our
production was down for 30 minutes this morning because of the activation
issue. I always was under impression that once activated, the server does
not need to be re-activated, unless the hardware changes. We did not change
any hardware or software in any recent time. My questions are:
- What can cause the activation to break?
- How can I prevent it from happening in the future
Thanks,
Dmitry
