As a member of the WebsiteSpark program I get a license for Windows
Server 2008 R2.
I have installed this version of Windows but can not active the OS. When
trying to activate with the liecsnse code provided by the MSDN downloads
site I get the following error message:
"The product key you have entered will not work with this edition of
Windows Server 2008 R2
You nust either run Windows Server 2008 R2 Setup or enter a Windows
Server 2008 R2 Standard product key"
After posting the query to the customer service I get the following answer:
"Windows Server 2008 R2 automatically installs as a KMS client. Hence
you will have to convert it into a MAK client, in order to use your
WebsiteSpark MAK key for activation.
Information and resources around the activation of Windows Server 2008
R2 and the conversion of a KMS into a MAK client can be found on the
following website.
http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnsubscriptions/archive/2009/08/20/some-windows-7-and-server-2008-r2-activation-resources.aspx"
I read the documentation and found that in order convert a KMS client to
a MAK client I first needed to install the MAK. Thus I tried the
following command:
slmgr.vbs /ipk <MultipleActivationKey>
And got the following response/error code:
"On a computer running Microsfto Windows non-core edition, run 'slui.exe
0x2a 0xC004F015"
Doing that gives the error description:
"The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed"
And now I am stuck. Please help me, I do not know how to proceed!
Thank you,
Knut Sveidqvist
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