Error: 0xC004F050 The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid


hi there,

i'm trying to activate kms host, , have installed kms (kmsw2k3.exe) and  windowsserver2003-kb948003-x86-enu.exe, per instructions in document: "key management service v1 1 windows server 2003 step-by-step guide.doc"

next typing: cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk <valid kms key copied , pasted eopen>

and getting error: error: 0xc004f050 software licensing service reported product key invalid

what doing wrong?

thanks,
steve.

in end manually registered it, phone call microsoft , reading out large number them, , putting reply in. convoluted process!

and discover this:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303276.aspx#_key_management_service

“kms can activate both physical , virtual computers, qualify kms activation network must have minimum number of physical computers, called activation threshold. kms clients activate after threshold met. ensure activation threshold met, kms host counts number of physical computers requesting activation on network. count of activation requests combination of both windows vista , windows server 2008 computers. however, each of these operating systems begins activating after different threshold met. windows server 2008 kms client threshold 5 (5) physical computers. windows vista kms client threshold twenty-five (25) physical computers. virtual computers not contribute activation count, virtual computers activated kms after physical computer threshold met.”

all i've got 1 computer i'm trying test!

sometimes despair!
steve.



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