Windows 8 KMS Activation

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  1. Garbellano

    Garbellano MDL Addicted

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    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\ tokens.dat
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Microsoft\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\cache\cache.dat
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  2. apex2000

    apex2000 MDL Senior Member

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    Activated! Surprised!

    For the first time today, I have used the KMSmicro V7 method by @heldigard. I am happy to report that it was successful. And there was a pleasant surprise.

    I am running Win 8 Enterprise x64 and it was already activated using my own KMS server that I built several days (weeks?) ago now. However, I felt the need to experiment with heldigard's work and it is very impressive both in size and function (don't get excited!)

    I also have Office 2013 Retail on my machine and that is activated too. As you know, Windows 8 keeps activation details for Windows 8 and Office 2013 together in the same files - tokens.dat and data.dat. So I was interested to see whether heldigard's KMSMicro system worked and what would happen to my Office 13 activation after re-activating Windows 8.

    In order to be safe, I backed up my current activation files Advanced Tokens Manager (ATM) 3.5 BETA 3.

    I ran the 1-0-KMSMicro.cmd file that comes with KMSMicro by clicking on it (no admin privileges), and waited for the server to run (not long because I altered the memory available to the server in the script to m = 1024).

    Once it was running, I opened an admin command prompt on my machine and typed: slmgr /skms 127.0.0.1 and waited for confirmation.

    Then I typed: slmgr /ato and waited for confirmation.

    I checked for 180 days activation with: slmgr /dlv and everything was fine.

    On the KMSMicro server, I entered 'h' to check activation count status and it told me there was a count of 27 activations.

    I then ran the CounterKMS+25.cmd script that comes with KMSMicro with admin privileges and let it run for a few minutes. After stopping the script and checking the activation count status again, I got a count of 38 activations. It was obviously working.

    Next I tried activating again, this time using the 2-Activation.cmd script that comes with KMSMicro in an admin command prompt. After running this script, Windows 8 was found to be activated again, BUT...

    ...when I opened Word 2013, I discovered that I had lost my activation for Office 2013
    :weeping: I quickly closed Word, not allowing the configuration window that came up to run.

    So I went back to ATM V3.5 BETA 3 and restored my activation files.

    Guess what? Office 2013 was activated again! Surprised me because it is said that only V 3.5 final will back up Office 2013 as well as Win 8 :tankyou:

    I'd like someone else who has Office 2013 activated to try what I did to see if it works on their machine. However, I will not be responsible if something does not work!:D!
     
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  3. gilas166

    gilas166 MDL Novice

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    someone pls help me to activate win 8. I am a bit confuse with all the information here on mdl. A simple toturial would be helpfull. THX
     
  4. kabbo

    kabbo MDL Novice

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    1). Activate your copy of windows with a MAK or KMS method (Since MAK keys are harder to find and are used up early so i will tell you only KMS method!).

    2). To activate windows using KMS server, run Command Prompt (CMD) as Admin and enter the following in the given order:
    slmgr /ipk XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-J8CK4
    slmgr /skms lunar21.no-ip.org:80
    slmgr.vbs -ato
    slmgr /ckms

    If the server is running then you will be activated for 180 days.

    New and working KMS servers:
    win8kms4.mooo.com
    kms.creighton.edu:1688

    For the last server, set the time zone at GMT+02.00 Cairo or something no further than 4 hours away from the Cairo timing, then synchronize the time.

    3). Visit this official site and get your legit free key for an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro with Windows Media Center.

    4). Now right click on extreme lower left corner of your screen and go to "System".

    5). Click on "Get more features with a new edition of Windows" and select "I already have a product key", enter the key and follow the online procedure to make your Windows legitimately activated!

    Requirement: RTM Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (x86/x64)

    NOTE: Free upgrade offer is valid till 31 January 2013, so hurry up!

    Help Notes:

    1). To check key PID use The Ultimate PID Checker or visit this site

    2). For license management use Advanced Tokens Manager or Microsoft Toolkit

    3). If you install windows again then you have to follow these procedures again or backup your license using license management software!

    4). After this activation your copy of windows becomes retail edition.
    This is 100% working and permanent..

    Not My tutorial...
     
  5. maverick09

    maverick09 MDL Junior Member

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    old news...but thx :D
     
  6. gilas166

    gilas166 MDL Novice

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    I'm getting an error message after entering the serial I took from technet: Error 0xC004F069 On a computer running Microsoft Windows non-core edition run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069 to display the error text.
     
  7. gilas166

    gilas166 MDL Novice

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    reinstall win 8 again and put the VL key in the serial screen at the beginning of win 8 installation ?
     
  8. Nucleus

    Nucleus MDL Guru

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  9. gilas166

    gilas166 MDL Novice

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    Sorry, I still get the error message after entering the serial from technet. Should I install win 8 again? Can someone PM me?
     
  10. gilas166

    gilas166 MDL Novice

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    @vymrdal I have installed win 8 downloaded from here:****://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/29322-The-Official-Windows-8-Repository.
    Windows 8 RTM English, 64-bit (x64)
    Size: 3.33 GB SHA-1: 1CE53AD5F60419CF04A715CF3233F247E48BEEC4
    Download: en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso
     
  11. kelorgo

    kelorgo MDL Addicted

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    That iso is for Pro. It contains both Core and Pro version, and which one is installed depends on the product key entered. That is the only official non-VL iso circulating for Pro.
     
  12. buksnatata

    buksnatata MDL Member

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    @heldigard what is difference between V7 and V9 is it only size of the file?
     
  13. arpit.bajpai

    arpit.bajpai MDL Novice

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    Unable to activate

    Hi, i have installed windows 8 enterprise edition. I am trying to activate it using the key provided in the link

    And i have tried using different kms servers including ****************:1688 , win8kms4.mooo.com etc

    But when i am getting this error "No KMS could be contacted"

    What should i do?
     
  14. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    Did you adjust your time zone? (guess I asked this question for 100 times now)
     
  15. arpit.bajpai

    arpit.bajpai MDL Novice

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    Yes Paul i did that. Its +2 GMT.
     
  16. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    ... and you installed the real version, not the evaluation enterprise and your firewall is off?
     
  17. arpit.bajpai

    arpit.bajpai MDL Novice

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    Yes, My firewall is off and i have installed the real enterprise version :|
     
  18. s1ave77

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    Any "tools" installed which manipulated system files?
     
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