Windows 8 KMS Activation

help please. I get error message "Error: Activation ID(-) not found." when using slmgr /skms ... What am I doing wrong?

 

to help you, we need more information. Which W8 you use, installed with the right key and ran command as admin!, absence of hacking crab, time zone adjusted etcetera. Screenshot of error message sometimes helps ...

 

Oh ok, sorry. I'm using W8 Pro edition, and I first used the ipk key found at ms site for pro ed. as this post says to use. Win 8 Pro Build 9200. Ran cmd "as administrator" using right mouse click on the program itself in file manager. First slmgr for key says: "Installed product key XXXX-XXX-XXX etc, successfully. Second slmgr /skms for lunar21.no-ip.org - port 1688 returns "Error:Activation ID(-) not found." . Popup window has heading of "Windows Script Host".

 

You need to login to view this posts content.

 

Updated time before I did those cmds. I'll try Columbia - let me look for it.

 

tried Columbia - same result: "Error: Activation ID(-) not found"

 

please make a shot of the message

 

Ok. Here it is: View attachment 19704

 

View attachment 19705 Here, this is a little better...

 

You need to login to view this posts content.

 

You need to login to view this posts content.

 

I checked the keys. yes I used the same one.

View attachment 19706

 

What activation ID is it talking about?

 

please delete the entire port thing. as port 1688 is default. simply type the server address without port extension

 

On time zone. Do I just need to make sure my time is up to date or do I have to change my time zone to the one columbia is in?

 

your place

 

I think that did it - it says " key management service machine name set to lunar21.... successfully

 

slmgr /ato
and you are done

 

Did last command at both lunar and Columbia. Both times returned:

"Activating Windows(R), Pro edition
(a98bcd6d-5343-4603-8afe-5908e4611112)...
Error: 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No key management service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Ap Event Log for additional info"

 

sometimes you need to do it twice or even more often until success. If time zone is adjusted correctly there is only a few seconds ahead to do it

Look closely to typos in your command window!! Only one letter missing or incorrect leads to error even when the machine tells you that the key-management is set to a certain server !!