Windows 8 KMS Activation

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  1. PepeCZ86

    PepeCZ86 MDL Junior Member

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  2. ~Yoshi

    ~Yoshi MDL Junior Member

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    As far as I know you can't use Media Center when using a VL licensed Windows 8
     
  3. PepeCZ86

    PepeCZ86 MDL Junior Member

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    I forgot. you're right, thanks for your reply. :,( and I can switch it from installed win8pro vl on normal somehow?

    or will I have to reinstall? and if not exist any option to switch and I must reinstall, I can create an installation disk normal from vl instalation disk or i must download win8pro again?(perhaps not)

    if not exist any option to switch and i must reinstall, exist option for convert vl iso into normal? did not have to redownload install iso again.
     
  4. odiea

    odiea MDL Senior Member

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    I had a vl version of 8 pro and used the new Media Center key provided by Microsoft and it changed my version from vl to fully licensed retail.
     
  5. PepeCZ86

    PepeCZ86 MDL Junior Member

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    How do you do it please? if I may ask?
    Or how make from vl instalation disc normal instalation? as far it goes.

    (I activate my vl version win8pro x64 with key NG4HW-..... and use kms win8kms4.mooo.com; I don't know if it helps)
     
  6. odiea

    odiea MDL Senior Member

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    Look for this thread in the windows 8 section
    Add-Windows-Media-Center-to-Windows-8-Pro-for-FREE
     
  7. PepeCZ86

    PepeCZ86 MDL Junior Member

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    I wrote into this threat (Add-Windows-Media-Center-to-Windows-8-Pro-for-FREE). I do not know what's you in this thread think,what pls?

    I open System on desktop, click on "details of the activation" and next on "activated using the new code"
    but always when I enter the code as I came to give so that it can not be used with my system.
    I think it is because l used vl version, so I asked on switch installator disk from vl into normal.
    How did you do it yourself, in yours vl win8pro please?
     
  8. nuhkka

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    so are the kms servers that acer, lenovo, hp, etc use going to leak or what?

    or are they not needed?
     
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  9. s1ave77

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    Two kms-servers are online, no one knows why. Other thing is, that a host-key was leaked, so it´s possible to have an own kms-server at home :D.
    Regards
     
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  10. TopJimmy

    TopJimmy MDL Novice

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    PC manufacturers that will be selling Windows 8 pre-installed don't use KMS, but rather OEM activation (OA 3.0). OA 3.0 for Windows 8 will require a unique key in every machine's BIOS, vs. the old way which was a shared key (per vendor) method.

    If you're looking for a "permanent" activation method that doesn't involve spending money or stealing keys, it's questionable whether such a method will surface with the proliferation of KMS.
     
  11. Espionage724

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    #3751 Espionage724, Oct 26, 2012
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    I haven't activated Windows 8 for a week or so now... but has something changed so that a person cannot simply run those 2-3 commands, on their own? (I say 2, because I've been able to install Win8 with a KMS key from Microsoft's page, and then just add the KMS server and activate right after install)
     
  12. Arenared

    Arenared MDL Novice

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    why not a built in kms mini server service?
     
  13. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    What VM? Hyper-V, vBox or VMWare?
     
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    #3754 wyyyxz, Oct 26, 2012
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    There is a registry value that can reset the MSDN office 2013 trial periods? Please contact me 383467641at qq.com. Thank you!
     
  15. Diet-Coke

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    does the mooo-server still work? cause it won't for me right now... Just wanna make sure that it's not my fault.
     
  16. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    Problem is at your end. What is the error message?
     
  17. Diet-Coke

    Diet-Coke MDL Novice

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    error message is:0xC004F074, No KMS could be contacted, etc... I'm trying to activate Windows 8 Enterprise x64. I even turned off the windows firewall, but nothing changed.

    edit.: It works now, I synchronized the time once again, that did the job!
    thanks for your quick response!
     
  18. Tito

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    Sync the time with a timeserver.
     
  19. yulawboy

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    how to do that?
     
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