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 !!
Commands have to be used that way: Code: cscript slmgr.vbs /skms kms.cc.columbia.edu cscript slmgr.vbs /ato
I tried several times and used slave77's helpful script but no luck. Same message saying no KMS could be contacted.
didn't know that you have any antivirus, yes turn it off. leave defender and windows firewall as is. If firewall is 3rd party turn it off as well
I have such a feeling that there is something wrong with your installation. We never had such problems with a single "customer" do a sfc /scannow in CMD as admin. Your machine is out of the normal state. Anything must be there ...
From screenshot and his description it looks to me as completely wrong syntax for activation commands. In that case Activation Helper could do the job.
if it doesn't run out of the command box, why should it do in the helper? edit: OK if syntax is incorrect > malfunction
Should exclude syntax errors at his end. If not working either, he has a bigger problem to solve. But maybe we let him answer this...?
guys. I looked at act helper and tried to ping servers but it kept saying request timed out. Is that anything?
Pinging doesn´t show server is on in every case . Code: kms.cc.columbia.edu is down atm. Code: lunar21.no-ip.org is definitly on.