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KMS Host could not be located

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capitan

Flightless Bird
Hello.

I am testing W7 for my organization with a technet plus W7 license we
have. I have it installed on just one machine, and it is telling me
there is an activation error because a KMS host could not be located.
How do I address this issue? I am really hoping I don't have to put up
a KMS server just to run a test machine. Thanks.
 
S

Seth

Flightless Bird
"capitan" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:hkpfn9$p2s$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Hello.
>
> I am testing W7 for my organization with a technet plus W7 license we
> have. I have it installed on just one machine, and it is telling me there
> is an activation error because a KMS host could not be located. How do I
> address this issue? I am really hoping I don't have to put up a KMS
> server just to run a test machine. Thanks.



Yes, to utilize KMS activation you will need a KMS server. And even once
you have a KMS server, you will continue to get errors until the KMS server
has heard form 25 machines within a 30 day period.

Do you have any MAK keys? You can enter the MAK key and validate against
the Microsoft server.
 
C

capitan

Flightless Bird
On 2/8/2010 12:20 PM, Seth wrote:
> "capitan" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:hkpfn9$p2s$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>> Hello.
>>
>> I am testing W7 for my organization with a technet plus W7 license we
>> have. I have it installed on just one machine, and it is telling me
>> there is an activation error because a KMS host could not be located.
>> How do I address this issue? I am really hoping I don't have to put up
>> a KMS server just to run a test machine. Thanks.

>
>
> Yes, to utilize KMS activation you will need a KMS server. And even once
> you have a KMS server, you will continue to get errors until the KMS
> server has heard form 25 machines within a 30 day period.
>
> Do you have any MAK keys? You can enter the MAK key and validate against
> the Microsoft server.
>


Hi Seth, thanks for your response. If MAK keys come with technet plus
subscription licenses, then I'm sure I have one or can get one. But how
can I tell it apart from a KMS key which apparently is what I have now?
 
C

capitan

Flightless Bird
On 2/8/2010 1:49 PM, capitan wrote:
> On 2/8/2010 12:20 PM, Seth wrote:
>> "capitan" <me2@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:hkpfn9$p2s$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I am testing W7 for my organization with a technet plus W7 license we
>>> have. I have it installed on just one machine, and it is telling me
>>> there is an activation error because a KMS host could not be located.
>>> How do I address this issue? I am really hoping I don't have to put up
>>> a KMS server just to run a test machine. Thanks.

>>
>>
>> Yes, to utilize KMS activation you will need a KMS server. And even once
>> you have a KMS server, you will continue to get errors until the KMS
>> server has heard form 25 machines within a 30 day period.
>>
>> Do you have any MAK keys? You can enter the MAK key and validate against
>> the Microsoft server.
>>

>
> Hi Seth, thanks for your response. If MAK keys come with technet plus
> subscription licenses, then I'm sure I have one or can get one. But how
> can I tell it apart from a KMS key which apparently is what I have now?


Actually, I fixed my problem by following the instructions in MS KB
article 929826. Thanks again for the help.
 
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