KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista

[Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Re: KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista

Hello,
Meinhof is correct, we would not support scenarios where sysprep was not
run on deployed images.

Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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| >Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:38:57 +0000 (UTC)
| >Message-ID: <ff16fb66b74d8cb057ef2cf0b80@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
| >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista
| >References: <OY0kahzNJHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
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| >
| >Hello Igor,
| >
| >Without sysprep an image you can have security related problems and some
| >apps may not install/work correctly. It is not supported to run imaged
machines
| >without sysprepping them.
| >
| >Best regards
| >
| >Meinolf Weber
| >Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers
| >no rights.
| >** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
| >** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
| >
| >
| >> Hi Darrel,
| >>
| >> Yes, I image those machines without sysprep.
| >> Anyway, after running "slmgr.vbs –rear" on these machines can I expect
| >> new
| >> problems with KMS ?
| >> Many thanks for your anwsers,
| >> Igor
| >> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
| >> message news:ZZxeTeTNJHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
| >>
| >>> Hello Igor,
| >>> Did you image those machines without running sysprep?
| >>> Sysprep does more than set the CMID. That is just one consequence.
| >>> Thanks,
| >>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
| >>> rights
| >>> --------------------
| >>> | >From: "Igor Karasik" <nobody@nobody.com>
| >>> | >References: <T9DnCDZLJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> <ff16fb669fb08cafbec476db3ef@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >>> <#2g5aC4LJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
| >>> <SxmhZl9LJHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> <Oh6ZWsbMJHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
| >>> <2HK0QFuMJHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> <u3WJVBBNJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>
| >>> <CYKoF$HNJHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista
| >>> | >Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:11:32 +0200
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| >>> | >Path:
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| >>> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:46734
| >>> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >
| >>> | >Darrel,
| >>> | >so, if I have windows 2008 installed without sysprep - the only
| >>> option
| >>> is
| >>> | >to reinstall them ?
| >>> | >Meantime I run slmgr.vbs –rearm and it changes CMID and KMS count
| >>> increased,
| >>> | >but probably I will meet new problems ?
| >>> | >
| >>> | >Thanks, Igor
| >>> | >
| >>> | >""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
| >>> message
| >>> | >news:CYKoF$HNJHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
| >>> | >> Hello Igor,
| >>> | >> That article also applies to Windows Server 2008.
| >>> | >> You need to run sysprep with the generalize option.
| >>> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >>
| >>> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
| >>> no
| >>> rights
| >>> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >From: "Igor Karasik" <nobody@nobody.com>
| >>> | >> | >References: <T9DnCDZLJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> <ff16fb669fb08cafbec476db3ef@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >>> | >> <#2g5aC4LJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> <SxmhZl9LJHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> <Oh6ZWsbMJHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> <2HK0QFuMJHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista
| >>> | >> | >Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:35:13 +0200
| >>> | >> | >Lines: 427
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| >>> | >> | >Path:
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| >>> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:46686
| >>> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >Darrel, many thanks !
| >>> | >> | >Now I found the problem - some computers have same CMID (we
| >>> use
| >>> | >> imaging
| >>> | >> | >software)
| >>> | >> | >Now question - how I can change CMID without reinstalling
| >>> windows
| >>> 2008
| >>> | >> ?
| >>> | >> | >I found http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929829 , but I hope
| >>> probably
| >>> | >> windows
| >>> | >> | >2008 have something different ?
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >Thanks, Igor
| >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com>
| >>> wrote in
| >>> | >> message
| >>> | >> | >news:2HK0QFuMJHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
| >>> | >> | >> Hello Igor,
| >>> | >> | >> Do you see all the records in the KMS event log from each
| >>> machine?
| >>> | >> | >> Export that list, check the CMID's and make sure they are
| >>> all
| >>> | >> different.
| >>> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
| >>> confers
| >>> no
| >>> | >> rights
| >>> | >> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >From: "Igor Karasik" <nobody@nobody.com>
| >>> | >> | >> | >References: <T9DnCDZLJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> <ff16fb669fb08cafbec476db3ef@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >>> | >> | >> <#2g5aC4LJHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> <SxmhZl9LJHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> | >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista
| >>> | >> | >> | >Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:19:59 +0200
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| >>> | >> | >> | >Path:
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| >>> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:46564
| >>> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >Hi Darrel,
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >All machines are physical, all contacted to same KMS
| >>> server
| >>> | >> (actually
| >>> | >> | >> we
| >>> | >> | >> | >have only one KMS server)
| >>> | >> | >> | >Also, we have 4 Vista mashines and I see them contacted
| >>> to
| >>> KMS
| >>> | >> host
| >>> | >> too
| >>> | >> | >> (in
| >>> | >> | >> | >KMS event log ), so generally speaking I expect to see
| >>> counter
| >>> | >> "10"
| >>> | >> ..
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >Thanks, Igor
| >>> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com>
| >>> wrote
| >>> in
| >>> | >> | >> message
| >>> | >> | >> | >news:SxmhZl9LJHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Hello Igor,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Check each of the 6 clients to make sure they are all
| >>> pointing
| >>> | >> to
| >>> | >> the
| >>> | >> | >> same
| >>> | >> | >> | >> KMS host machine.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Check the KMS Host's machine event log for the KMS
| >>> event
| >>> | >> logging.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Verify that all 6 machines contacted that KMS Host
| >>> machine.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Are all 6 physical machines?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Are any of them virtual?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
| >>> and
| >>> confers
| >>> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> rights
| >>> | >> | >> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >From: "Igor Karasik" <nobody@nobody.com>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >References:
| >>> <T9DnCDZLJHA.6004@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> <ff16fb669fb08cafbec476db3ef@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008 / Vista
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:16:16 +0200
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Lines: 272
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| >>> 212.179.146.106
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Path:
| >>> | >> | >>
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| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:46382
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Meinolf and Darell, many thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >I have installed VAMT and I really see KMS clients
| >>> status.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >The only problem now that in VAMT I see 6 licensed
| >>> windows
| >>> | >> 2008
| >>> | >> | >> KMS
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >clients, but slmgr script give me count number "5"
| >>> and
| >>> I
| >>> | >> still
| >>> | >> | >> don't
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >understand why.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >Thanks, Igor
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in
| >>> message
| >>> | >> | >> | >> |
| >>> >news:ff16fb669fb08cafbec476db3ef@msnews.microsoft.com...
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Thank you very much Darrell.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Best regards
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Meinolf Weber
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with
| >>> no
| >>> | >> warranties,
| >>> | >> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> confers no rights.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!
| >>> | >> | >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Hello Meinhoff,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Yes it should show the status of the KMS client
| >>> machines
| >>> | >> as
| >>> | >> | >> well
| >>> | >> | >> as
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> the MAK
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> machines
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
| >>> warranties,
| >>> and
| >>> | >> | >> confers
| >>> | >> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> rights
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:38:46 +0000 (UTC)
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Message-ID:
| >>> | >> | >> <ff16fb669f148cafb93352e01e2@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008 /
| >>> Vista
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >References:
| >>> <Zts3mTWLJHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
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| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Newsgroups:
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >NNTP-Posting-Host:
| >>> p5B01936D.dip0.t-ipconnect.de
| >>> | >> | >> 91.1.147.109
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Lines: 1
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Path:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >>
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| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:46218
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Just to get a clear answer, will VAMT show
| >>> also
| >>> the
| >>> KMS
| >>> | >> as
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> described in
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> the
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >help file?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Best regards
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Meinolf Weber
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS"
| >>> with
| >>> no
| >>> | >> | >> warranties,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> confers
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >no rights.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >** Please do NOT email, only reply to
| >>> Newsgroups
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >** HELP us help YOU!!!
| >>> | >> | >> | >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Hello Igor,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> There is a KMS event log on the KMS host
| >>> machine
| >>> that
| >>> | >> can
| >>> | >> | >> be
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> parsed to
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> locate the client requests:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> There is also a MOM pack for this:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >>
| >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F500D97B-864
| >>> 8
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> -49B8- AF7C-C65A47E83256&displaylang=en
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no
| >>> warranties,
| >>> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> confers
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> no
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> rights
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> --------------------
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >From: "Igor Karasik" <nobody@nobody.com>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >References:
| >>> <O$asJVHLJHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> <ff16fb669dab8cafaa12b402266@msnews.microsoft.com>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Subject: Re: KMS count for windows 2008
| >>> /
| >>> Vista
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:35:24 +0200
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Lines: 99
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >X-Priority: 3
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express
| >>> | >> 6.00.2900.5512
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE
| >>> | >> | >> V6.00.2900.5579
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >>> | >> <uRVcmAILJHA.5740@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Newsgroups:
| >>> | >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: station.mmi.gov.il
| >>> | >> 212.179.146.106
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Path:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:46168
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >>> | >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >Meinolf , thanks for the answer,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >but my second question is still open -
| >>> AFAIK
| >>> VAMT
| >>> | >> works
| >>> | >> | >> only
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> with
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> MAK
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >not KMS.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
| >>> wrote
| >>> in
| >>> | >> | >> message
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> |
| >>> | >> | >> >news:ff16fb669dab8cafaa12b402266@msnews.microsoft.com...
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Hello Igor,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Here is again a more detailed
| >>> descriptions
| >>> of
| >>> | >> the
| >>> | >> | >> counting
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> that
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> corrects
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> my first answer:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> KMS volume activation requires a
| >>> minimum
| >>> number
| >>> | >> of
| >>> | >> | >> | >> physical
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> clients: five (5) for Windows Server
| >>> 2008,
| >>> or
| >>> | >> twenty
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> five(25) for
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Vista. However, KMS does not
| >>> differentiate
| >>> | >> between
| >>> | >> | >> the
| >>> | >> | >> two
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> systems
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> when
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> counting the total number of clients.
| >>> For
| >>> | >> example, a
| >>> | >> | >> KMS
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> host
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> with a
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> count
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> of three (3) Windows Vista clients and
| >>> two
| >>> (2)
| >>> | >> | >> Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Server
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> 2008
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> clients
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> would activate the two (2) Windows
| >>> Server
| >>> 2008
| >>> | >> | >> clients
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> because
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> the
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> cumulative count is five (5) clients.
| >>> But
| >>> KMS
| >>> | >> would
| >>> | >> | >> not
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> activate
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> the
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> three
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> (3) Windows Vista computers until the
| >>> total
| >>> | >> client
| >>> | >> | >> count
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> reached
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> twenty-five (25).
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Download the VAMT from here:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >>
| >>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12044DD8-1B2
| >>> C
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> -4DA4-
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> A530-80F26F0F9A99&displaylang=en
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> The Volume Activation Management Tool
| >>> (VAMT)
| >>> | >> enables
| >>> | >> | >> | >> network
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> administrators and other IT
| >>> professionals
| >>> to
| >>> | >> automate
| >>> | >> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> centrally
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> manage
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> the Microsoft Windows® volume
| >>> activation
| >>> | >> process.
| >>> | >> The
| >>> | >> | >> VAMT
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> can
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> manage
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> volume activation using Multiple
| >>> Activation
| >>> Keys
| >>> | >> | >> (MAKs) or
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> the
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Key
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Management Service (KMS). You can
| >>> install
| >>> this
| >>> | >> tool
| >>> | >> | >> as
| >>> | >> | >> a
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> stand-alone
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> application on any computer that has
| >>> one of
| >>> the
| >>> | >> | >> following
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> operating systems: Windows® XP,
| >>> Windows
| >>> Server®
| >>> | >> 2003,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Windows
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> Vista®,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> or
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Windows Server® 2008.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Best regards
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Meinolf Weber
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided
| >>> "AS
| >>> IS"
| >>> | >> with
| >>> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> warranties,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> confers no rights.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to
| >>> Newsgroups
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >> ** HELP us help YOU!!!
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> For the control check "Managing
| >>> License
| >>> | >> States"
| >>> | >> | >> in:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >>
| >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303695.aspx#_Managing_L
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> icense_States
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>> Thanks, but I am looking for the way
| >>> to
| >>> list
| >>> | >> all
| >>> | >> | >> | >> activated
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> computers
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>> (with computer names) on KMS server
| >>> | >> and -dlv/-dli
| >>> | >> | >> swicth
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> don't
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> display
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>> such information
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>> "Meinolf Weber"
| >>> <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
| >>> wrote
| >>> | >> in
| >>> | >> | >> message
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >> news:ff16fb669da88cafa9b4e9265d6@msnews.microsoft.com...
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> Hello Igor,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> 5 2008 and 25 Vista according to
| >>> "Changes
| >>> to
| >>> | >> KMS
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> Activation
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> Threshold" in:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>
| >>> | >> | >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc308698.aspx
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> For the control check "Managing
| >>> License
| >>> | >> States"
| >>> | >> in:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >>
| >>> | >>
| >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303695.aspx#_Managing_Li
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> cense_States
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> Best regards
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> Meinolf Weber
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided
| >>> "AS
| >>> IS"
| >>> | >> with
| >>> | >> | >> no
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> warranties, and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> confers no rights.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply
| >>> to
| >>> | >> Newsgroups
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!!
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Hi,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> We have KMS 1.1 service installed
| >>> on
| >>> windows
| >>> | >> 2003
| >>> | >> | >> | >> server.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Our KMS key (group B) activated on
| >>> this
| >>> | >> server.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> We successfully activated 6 windows
| >>> 2008
| >>> | >> servers
| >>> | >> | >> vs.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> our
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> KMS
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> server.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Currently we have only 4 Vista
| >>> Business
| >>> | >> computers
| >>> | >> | >> and
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> they
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> don't
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> want
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> to do
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> activation. Error message:
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> "Error: 0xC004F038 The computer
| >>> could
| >>> not
| >>> be
| >>> | >> | >> activated.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> The
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> returned
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> count
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> from
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> your Key Management Service is
| >>> insufficient."
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> 1) After reading different articles
| >>> about
| >>> KMS
| >>> | >> | >> | >> activation
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> - if
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> I
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> understand
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> correctly - I thought Vista
| >>> machines
| >>> will do
| >>> | >> | >> | >> activation
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> if we
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> have at least 5 windows 2008
| >>> servers OR
| >>> 25
| >>> | >> Vista
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> machines.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Apparently,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> even with 5 windows 2008 servers we
| >>> need
| >>> at
| >>> | >> least
| >>> | >> | >> 25
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Vista computes in order to start
| >>> Vista
| >>> | >> activation
| >>> | >> | >> ?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> 2) Can I see from KMS server which
| >>> windows
| >>> | >> | >> 2008/Vista
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> computers
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> counted as
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> activated ?
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> I don't find such option in slmgr
| >>> script.
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Thanks,
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>>>> Igor
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >>
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >
| >>> | >> | >> | >> | >>> | >> | >
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| >>> | >

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