Hi,

I have read that if i use a KMS key and activate with that the KMS service
is automatically installed and started. I have since removed that key using
"slmgr.vbs -upk". I then activated using the MAK. Once we have 20 vista
machines online i will do the following to allow business edition to
register with the KMS which i setup...

Cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk %key% (key is
vistamedia\sources\pid.txt)
Cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato

Matthew



"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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> "Matthew M (UK)" <mattee76@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> For some reason the VL2.0 KMS has been activated on my vista machine. Any
>> way to get rid of this? It did not come to my attention until I installed
>> the KMS onto a 2003 server for proper implementation and found the
>> resource records in DNS registered from my machine!
>>
>> Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
>> Current count: 5
>> Listening on Port: 1688
>> DNS publishing disabled
>> KMS priority: Normal
>>
>>
>> Matthew
>
> Mathew,
>
> What do you mean the KMS is running on your Vista machine.
> The KMS is actually a service you see in Services as Software Platform
> Protection Services (sppsvc), you are running a KMS only if that service
> is installed a and activated.
> Since you actually ran the Server 2003 SP1 package on a Server that is the
> only place where that service will be running once you have activated the
> KMS with your Key.
> The KMS will then enable for activating clients once the n-count reaches
> 25.
> Post install it will register the appropriate SRV records.
>
> So I am a little confused as to what that leads you to beleiev that your
> PC is hosting a KMS
>
>
> --
> Mike Brannigan