The issue is probably the KMS host key you have installed. Did you use a Group A/B/C key? Run "cscript slmgr.vbs -dlv" on the KMS host itself (not a client). The description line should have a "_A", "_B" or "_C" somewhere near the end. If it just says "KMS", the you need to change the key.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee939271.aspx -Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 13:34 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: KMS Insanity So I put up a Win 7 box as my KMS host a few weeks back and added the Office 2010 update and it is happily activating Win7 clients and Office 2010 clients. So on to phase two which is upgrading some servers to 2008 R2. I was under the impression the Win 7 KMS host would activate the R2 servers without me doing anything to the Win 7 KMS host. I get: c:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs -ato Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Activating Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition (munged) ... Error: 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. The Key Management Service (KMS) is unavailable Google points towards an older problem with 2008 release one servers not having the update for KMS, I can't find anything related to activating 2008 R2 with Win 7. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
