can you atleast explain what u meant by "Download & Create a wim2vhd directory and file structure like so: /activate/ activate.cmd bcdboot.exe Imagex.exe install.wim (NOTE: one that includes Windows 7 Professional, i used 32-bit because it is a bit smaller) Unattend_Client32.xml WIM2VHD.wsf" Edit: I am able to increase the count by following the method mentioned in this post by Hack. Thank you Hack. You are great
Geez make a root folder, download and place WIM2VHD.wsf into the root folder, make a folder 'activate' in the root folder, create a file activate.cmd in the 'activate' folder, edit activate.cmd, paste in the command as shown in guide, create Unattend_Client32.xml, edit Unattend_Client32.xml, paste in the xml as shown in guide, find bcdboot.exe and copy it into the root folder, find Imagex.exe and copy it into the root folder, extract install.wim from Windows 7 iso (one that includes professional) place it into the root folder, run the command in the root folder to make the vhd now, how hard was that? I'm going to leave now, this is simply too exhausting
1. I used VMware workstation 9. 2. I installed another VM Win7 pro client image using a Win7 pro client KMS key. 3. Run slmgr commands from that image to increase the KMS count. This will increase the count by 1. 4. Run slmgr -rearm on the Win7 pro client image and reboot. 5. Using VMware I created a snapshot of this image. In VMware go to the VM tab and create a snapshot. Now to increase the count to 25 I booted the snapshot image and ran the KMS commands each time. 6. In VMware workstation go to the VM tab scroll down to snapshot and choose revert to snapshot. When it ask do you want to revert to snapshot choose yes. Now using VMware pick power on this virtual machine. The VM image will reboot you will need to run the slmgr KMS commands again. Do this 25 times to increase the count to 25. Yes, it takes a lot of time but it works. Note I had the KMS host virtual image running while doing this. This worked for me, the explanation might not be the best.
Or automate the client VM process and it takes half the time, then run the VM once a day after that to maintain the count. If you use hyper-v it's very easy to automate the whole thing so you don't need to remember to run the client vm daily, it will do it automatically.
Ok, how do I activate a remote pc on my virtual kms host. What configuration should I use. I am on a router so the kms host ip address is 192.168........
Open firewall port 1688 on host, connect client to same router. On client, as usual: slmgr.vbs /skms 192.168.x.x:1688 slmgr.vbs /ato From a external address you need to forward port on your router to the internal host IP /skms will be your ISP IP:1688
I guess it just doesn't work for some of us. I have tried to install this 3 times and I always end up with this error. --------------------------- Windows Script Host --------------------------- Name: Windows(R) 7, Professional edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, VOLUME_KMS_W8 channel Partial Product Key: B4W3F License Status: Additional grace period (KMS license expired or hardware out of tolerance) Time remaining: 43200 minute(s) (30 day(s)) --------------------------- OK So I will download this preconfigured Setup.
Did you change the required information in the VM configs based on what VM software you're using? If not then that's why it didn't work for you.
I am using the info provided by the pdf in the download. I used Work Station 9 and win 7 pro sp1. I followed the instruction in the pdf. I created a a standard win 7 machine. I do not know what other hardware was installed compared to what this pdf used.
i was able to successfully run the KMS server. Now i will like to give my server access to my friends to activate. So which vpn software will be best and where should i install this software. Should i install it on VM or can i install it on host and can route the packet to my VM. Please help
Duh, somehow I missed this little detail. I thought it's all included in those 2 activation files you replace. Thanks. Edit: Another fun magic detail: don't just replace uuid.bios, replace uuid.location as well. I magically look like a wizard from all the hair pulling already Edit2: I use ESXi 5.1
Guys I have a small suggestion. Who ever needs 25 activation requests can run log me in hamachi (or comodo unite, not seem to be working now) and create a vpn. then they can provide there vpn id through pm who are ready to help, and get their 25 activation requests. can help each other out every month
I am running a E6550 i was able to enable Virtualization in my bios should work on your processor as well