Hello Karl,
What is the output of the those machines for the description line.
When you doing the following.
C:\Windows\system32>slmgr -dlv
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Software licensing service version: 6.0.6001.18000
Name: Windows(TM) Vista, Enterprise edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Vista, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
--------------------
| >Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:22:01 +0000 (UTC)
| >Message-ID: <d66cd4c23a4ea8ca85450cab756b@msnews.microsoft.com >
| >From: Karl Mitschke <kmitschke@somestate.gov>
| >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >References: <Pun6XDstIHA.1788@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
| >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >Lines: 1
| >Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl
| >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup: 39871
| >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >
| >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >
| >This was done on the two machines that show SRV records of _VLMCS._TCP
| >
| >Karl
| >
| >
| >> Hello Karl,
| >> This should have only been done on the machine that was acting as the
| >> KMS
| >> host machine.
| >> Not the rest of the clients.
| >> So when you said you have your users change to this product key, which
| >> users did you have change to that key?
| >> The machines running as KMS clients or the machines running as KMS
| >> host
| >> machines?
| >> Thanks,
| >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
| >> rights
| >> --------------------
| >> | >Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:23 +0000 (UTC)
| >> | >Message-ID: <d66cd4c23a0328ca83d9bedf685a@msnews.microsoft.com >
| >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <kmitschke@somestate.gov>
| >> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >> | >References: <MWCXxs5rIHA.1856@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
| >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >> | >Lines: 1
| >> | >Path:
| >> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSF TNGP06.phx.gbl
| >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup: 39798
| >> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >
| >> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >> | >
| >> | >I had my users do this:
| >> | >
| >> | >1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click
| >> All
| >> Programs,
| >> | >click Accessories, right-click command prompt, and then click Run
| >> as
| >> administrator.
| >> | >
| >> | >2. To install the KMS key, at the command prompt type the
| >> following, and
| >> | >then press Enter: cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk
| >> YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8
| >> | >3. Reboot the Vista PC
| >> | >
| >> | >This did not work. They recreated their SRV records.
| >> | >
| >> | >Karl
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | >> Hello Karl,
| >> | >> Yes those are the default installation keys, the media comes with
| >> | >> those
| >> | >> keys. Those keys are used by KMS client machines. During setup
| >> of
| >> | >> Volume
| >> | >> License Windows VIsta media those are the keys that are used to
| >> | >> complete
| >> | >> setup so you are not prompted for a key.
| >> | >> Those keys will look for a KMS server to activate with.
| >> | >> Which sku did you install? You need to use the key of the
| >> installed OS
| >> | >> Windows Vista Enterprise N is the sku without Media Player.
| >> | >>
| >> | >> Thanks,
| >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
| >> no
| >> | >> rights
| >> | >> --------------------
| >> | >> | >Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:52:21 +0000 (UTC)
| >> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >> <d66cd4c238adc8ca7d653ff9f334@msnews.microsoft.com >
| >> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <kmitschke@somestate.gov>
| >> | >> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >> | >> | >References: <YH0EBwurIHA.4284@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
| >> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >> | >> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >> | >> | >Path:
| >> | >> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl
| >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup: 39472
| >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >Just to be clear;
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >On page 19 I see "KMS Client Setup Keys"
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >Should I have my user use one of those "Windows Vista
| >> Enterprise"
| >> | >> keys,
| >> | >> and
| >> | >> | >if so, what's the difference between 'Windows Vista
| >> Enterprise" and
| >> | >> "Windows
| >> | >> | >Vista Enterprise N" ?
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >Karl
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> Hello Karl,
| >> | >> | >> Sorry it's in the Deployment Guide, not the planning guide
| >> | >> | >> Page 19.
| >> | >> | >> I had multiple documents open and referenced the wrong one.
| >> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
| >> confers
| >> | >> no
| >> | >> | >> rights
| >> | >> | >> --------------------
| >> | >> | >> | >Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 19:44:02 +0000 (UTC)
| >> | >> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >> | >> <d66cd4c2388928ca7ccd36cb16ef@msnews.microsoft.com >
| >> | >> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <kmitschke@somestate.gov>
| >> | >> | >> | >Subject: RE: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >> | >> | >> | >References: <R6w6cLurIHA.1784@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >> | >> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >> | >> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >> | >> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
| >> format=flowed
| >> | >> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >> | >> | >> | >Newsgroups:
| >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >> | >> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >> | >> | >> | >Path:
| >> | >> | >>
| >> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSF TNGP06.phx.gbl
| >> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >> | >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup: 39422
| >> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >Hello Darrell Gorter[MSFT],
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >Do you have a page number, or any other reference, cause
| >> I
| >> | >> searced
| >> | >> | >> all
| >> | >> | >> through
| >> | >> | >> | >the planning document, as well as several others, and see
| >> | >> nothing.
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >Thanks
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >Karl
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >> Hello Karl,
| >> | >> | >> | >> Change the product key back to the generic volume key.
| >> | >> | >> | >> The keys are listed per sku in the Planning Guide
| >> | >> | >> | >>
| >> | >> | >>
| >> | >>
| >>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...=9893F83E-C8A5
| >> | >> | >> | >> -4475-
| >> | >> | >> | >> B025-66C6B38B46E3&displaylang=en#filelist
| >> | >> | >> | >> Thanks,
| >> | >> | >> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >> | >> | >> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
| >> and
| >> | >> confers
| >> | >> | >> no
| >> | >> | >> | >> rights
| >> | >> | >> | >> --------------------
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:08:19 +0000 (UTC)
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Message-ID:
| >> | >> | >> <d66cd4c2387068ca7c9e503b2933@msnews.microsoft.com >
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >From: Karl Mitschke <kmitschke@somestate.gov>
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Subject: Remove or KILL KMS server?
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1;
| >> | >> format=flowed
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Newsgroups:
| >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: 161.7.1.186
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Lines: 1
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Path:
| >> | >> | >> | >>
| >> | >> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSF TNGP02.phx.gbl
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >> | >> | >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup: 39405
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG:
| >> | >> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >We have a vista PC that is regestered in DNS as a
| >> KMS
| >> | >> server
| >> | >> | >> | >> (nslookup
| >> | >> | >> | >> -q=SRV
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >_VLMCS._TCP shows this PC)
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >How can we have the person who is running this PC
| >> kill
| >> | >> the KMS
| >> | >> | >> | >> service
| >> | >> | >> | >> so
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >we can create a valid KMS on a Server 2003 or 2008
| >> box?
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Thanks
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >Karl
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >
| >
Linear Mode
