Windows 8 KMS Activation

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  1. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    Bridged, there is no way to access the internal VM NAT address from the outside world
     
  2. hack

    hack MDL Senior Member

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    Seems the ATM does a bit more magic than replacing the store files @ least with my test on Hyper-V and Win 8. I have restored the activation without editing <base_board> <serial_number type="string" etc. and it seems to work fine. This is despite the fact that the slui 4 activation codes are totally different. If you have a chance try test on VMware Player without modifying uuid and see if it works. I also tried replacing the store folder but that does not see to have the same effect.
    Nice piece of software Josh Cell, Thanks. Previous post method still seems to be working as per the howto if you want to install on other VM's or on the physical hardware see the notes.
     
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  3. lunar21

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    Now does VMware images work in vbox? Reason im asking is because for some reason my bridged connections dont work in vmware but they do in vbox.
     
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  4. S_A_S

    S_A_S MDL Member

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    Did you disabled "replicate network connection state" in VMware?
     
  5. lunar21

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    I had it disabled before, and it was not working then. Enabled it and still did not work. As I said tho NAT works perfectly tho. So would this VMware KMs image that was posted here work in vbox with no problems? would anyone be able to test and let me know by any chance?

     
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  6. S_A_S

    S_A_S MDL Member

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    Maybe need to check that the network is set to DHCP and not static in that host VM.
     
  7. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    Why always choosing the easy way out? Put some effort in to get it fixed!
     
  8. lunar21

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    Well I have tried alot of things last night and nothing worked with getting Bridged working. I will try uninstalling and reinstalling vmware and see if maybe it might be a driver problem or something. Problem is I am at work right now and wont be home till 11:30pm :(. Anyways I would like to thank everyone here who has contributed to this thread and helping us with all this. Yall are great :D

     
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  9. ashoktvm

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    try disabling the firewall of your Antivirus. Worked for me
     
  10. lunar21

    lunar21 MDL Addicted

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    Dont use firewalls ;). Just a bonch of problems LOL

     
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  11. sjaak327

    sjaak327 MDL Novice

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    sjaak327 MDL Novice

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    just copy it from setlocal until the goto:loop line. The only thing that needs to be changed is the yourkmshost, which should be replaced by the ip or FQDN of your kms host.

    Then simply run this in a Windows 7 Enterprise client, (as administrator) and enter the number of activations required.
     
  13. ashoktvm

    ashoktvm MDL Addicted

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    Number of activation required should be entered "set /p X=how many time do you want to run" here right?
     
  14. sjaak327

    sjaak327 MDL Novice

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    No, you only change the kmshost, save the file as a batch file, run it (as admin), once you run it, it will prompt for the number, just enter 25 (or whichever number you require).
     
  15. DiGiBoY

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    Nice work.
    Very useful information.
    I'll be performing some tests and let you guys know about them.
     
  16. sjaak327

    sjaak327 MDL Novice

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    ^ yep, that is the site I got it from, allthough I made a small change to the original.

    That small change (/skms) is needed if someone lacks the dns infrastructure to make the required srv record so that clients automatically point to the kms server.
     
  17. hack

    hack MDL Senior Member

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    Don't we need to remove the REM
     
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