After downloading the 2008 Server disc image from the Faculty Connection
site, I installed the Standard (Full) version on a new machine. During
installation, it never asked for the activation code that was supplied at the
time of download. After installation, it said it would automatically
activate in 3 days. After 3 days, I had an error popup that said the Windows
could not activate. It said "Key management services (KMS) host could not be
located in domain name system (DNS), please have your system administrator
verify that a KMS is published correctly in DNS." I then tried to manually
activate it and got the same error. I've installed and used previous
versions of Windows Server, but I had no idea what this means or how to
resolve it.
I attempted to change the product activation key to the one provided at the
time of product download using Method 2 described in MSFT Knowledge Base
Article ID 929826. After a very long wait, I got a message saying that the
key I entered was invalid. I tried again to change the product key via
Control Panel | System, and got the same results. The product ID remains at
the default value, which seems to be embedded in the downloaded image. Since
I thought perhaps I missed something in the initial installation, I just
completed a fresh install on the same machine, but it appears there is no
opportunity to enter the product key during the installation process. So, I
can't enter the supplied key at installation, and I can't seem to change it
after installation either. Very frustrating.
The role of the 2008 Server machine is just as a server (not a domain
controller), on which I will be running the Faculty Connection versions of
SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition and VS 2008 Team Foundation Server. I had
not planned to set up my own domain or DNS. My goal is to (a) to learn
enough about Team System in Windows Server 2008 to speak to my students about
it intelligently, and (b) to incorporate Team System scenarios into my
classroom demos. So, in theory, my needs are very simple.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Has anyone found a resolution?
Thanks.
- kg1
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