Hello Rick,
Either set a KMS server which can be a Windows Vista machines or request a
MAK product key.
The KMS machine will need 25 Vista clients to communicate to it before the
Windows Vista clients will activate.
the information in the links below explain your options.
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/default.mspx
https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/plan/volact1.mspx
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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<Darrell
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<I work for Dept of Health in South Carolina .. I am one of the Senior
<technical staff employees in charge of testing Vista in our environment.
Our
<Business Management purchasing Agent who has access to our Corporate
account
<downloaded the IMG this afternoon and gave me the KMS ( which I and him .
<.had no clue as to what it was ).
<
<With WinXP .. we generally buy OEM ( Dell's and Gateway's of the world )
and
<re-format the OS from our VLK. We have found that the OEM's put a lot of
<un-wanted 'stuff' in their images and we just prefer to re-load our OS
from
<scratch.
<
<Since I know no different .. I loaded this OS ( Vista Business ) to one of
<my test boxes here at work... So if I read your second link peoperly .. we
<need to set up a KMS box in our environment for activation ??
<
<Thanks
<Rick Lipkin
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<<> Hello Rick,
<> So where did you get your Volume License product key?
<> The Windows Vista volume media installs with a generic PID.
<> You are required to have a KMS server installed to activate against( when
<> you have 25 clients or more) or to use your Volume License MAK key that
<> you
<> get from your VL program.
<> You are getting the error message since you using the generic volume key
<> which has to be changed.
<>
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/default.mspx
<>
https://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/plan/volact1.mspx
<> Thanks,
<> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
<>
<> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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<> <To All
<> <
<> <Just downloaded my Volume license of Vista Business from MSDN. Loaded
the
<> OS
<> <successfully .. but unlike RC1,2 the install did not prompt me for a
<> product
<> <key.
<> <
<> <Once the OS generated .. there was a 'default' Product ID. I clicked on
<> <"activate Windows Now" .. and I get an activation error:
<> <
<> <Code 0x8007232b
<> <DNS Name does not exist
<> <
<> <I do have 3 days till the OS tries to phone home .. just thought I would
<> ask
<> <if anyone has run into this with RTM.. I do have a valid VLP and tried
to
<> <change the Product ID .. but again failed.
<> <
<> <Any ideas ??
<> <
<> <Rick Lipkin
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