Windows 8 KMS Activation

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  1. naseap

    naseap MDL Senior Member

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    You are posting this in the wrong thread. Stay on topic please.
     
  2. Espionage724

    Espionage724 MDL Expert

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    I just hope it's available for me to use in about 24 hours when I get my new GPU :p

    About this KMS server though, do we have any details about who is hosting it? Some company? A random person?
     
  3. 100

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    Brought to you by Creighton University (kms.creighton.edu).
     
  4. Hunk_4TH

    Hunk_4TH MDL Member

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    Ok, here comes a dumb question. Is it possible for this to work on the Enterprise trial?
     
  5. maddog0266

    maddog0266 MDL Expert

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    A random person
     
  6. Hunk_4TH

    Hunk_4TH MDL Member

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    Thought so :( Thanks man! If I download the non trial enterprise is there a way I can backup my current settings since this is still Enterprise and use it on the non trial?
     
  7. adrianyujs

    adrianyujs MDL Member

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    Thanks for the useful information ^^
     
  8. Aviator747

    Aviator747 MDL Novice

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    Nice, Finally activated. :) Being patient paid off.
     
  9. weetbixyum

    weetbixyum MDL Novice

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    I signed up to say Thank You for this thread. I followed it correctly on page 1 with the online KMS server and worked first time :biggrin: I also backed up my activation :)
     
  10. sailor65

    sailor65 MDL Novice

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    Hi, friends I can't in the activation of core enterprise 32 bit, this and the procedure, open the command prompt as an administrator, go to the first two, then gives me the following error: error: 0xC004C003 the Activation Server: the specified Product Key and blocked, but today from the following error: 0xC004F074: software licensing management service failed to activate the computer. could not contact a key management service. for more information, see the application event log. Thanks to anyone who can help me!

    Sorry for my English, I hope I make myself understood!
     
  11. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    did you sync your time/time zone to your location?
     
  12. gnugeek

    gnugeek MDL Member

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    If it is core version you installed by mistake, it won't activate by the KMS method.
     
  13. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    not sure that he has installed core because the error message doesn't say anything about "non-core". I think he has the enterprise 32 installed but didn't sync time zone. let us wait for his response
     
  14. 100

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    The "non-core" in slmgr messages doesn't refer to the Windows edition. It only lists the command that can be used to have slui.exe display the error message, which is not available on Server Core installation of Windows Server.
    "Non-core" therefore applies to any Windows version other than Server Core.
     
  15. ChaosZero112

    ChaosZero112 MDL Novice

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    Hey guys,

    wondering if there are any KMS servers still active. I've tried pinging win8kms4.mooo.com, kms.sjtu.edu.cn, 91.149.135.121, and kms.creighton.edu. All them timeout. Are they down, or is my network just blocking them?
     
  16. paul44

    paul44 MDL Member

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    I just reactivated with mooo, its fine :)
     
  17. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    mooo is still up and firing
     
  18. sailor65

    sailor65 MDL Novice

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    Sorry, but I didn't know that depended on the position, I am in Italy, thank you for your kind reply!
     
  19. rodak69

    rodak69 MDL Novice

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    Guys, I don't wanna browse through 255 pages... Can you just tell me if that mooo server and KMS activation in general is permanent? Or when the server goes down the activation is dead too? I'm not sure if I should install Win8 as my daily driver yet.

    Cheers.
     
  20. bk109

    bk109 MDL Senior Member

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    @PaulDesmond -
    Regarding the time/date sync we talked about awhile back, I did a quick test and it'd appear that even a couple of hours out of sync aren't an issue,but somewhere between that and 9 hours is where activation breaks.. I did repeat on 2 additional machines with the same result. I wonder if such big tolerance for the correct time is present,why some people seem to solve their issues by syncing their clocks

    No one expects you to read all 255 pages,but you are expected to at least read the bloody OP, because spamming this thread is frowned upon. If you had bothered to read the thing,you'd know that