No I'm actually giving it another try. In the KMS2 you need to do that update and since its already an activated KMS server it should allow for Windows 8 activations theoretically
At the moment i'm using mini-KMS to activate a number of VMs running Vista/Win7/SVR2008 and it keeps getting flagged by A/V software. I figured this would be a better answer and it could be fun to check out.
What is the default ip for the Windows 8 KMS server (run by Microsoft, that hasn't come on-line yet)?
Anyone knows some more information about: 91.149.135.121, KMS use the same partial key as the one before? (HWKV8)
any tips how to activate using that ip? i used some steps i found but when i try slmgr /ato it gives me an error.
I have been constantly updating the first post as frequently as possible to reflect the most up to date information as possible. I included the updated instructions in the last update.
Make sure the time zone and date is correct on your computer. My date ended up 2030 somehow and I coldn't activate. Then I changed to correct time and date and everything went dandy. Now I'm only waiting for a way to backup the activation files.
Something weird happened. My KMS activated Windows 8 Pro suddenly reported as not-activated after installing Office 2010 Volume and rebooting. I hadn't used Office's Mini KMS activator yet. I see no hotfixes installed that could have deactivated Windows. My guess is Office's installer did something to the KMS activation system. Can anyone confirm this? However, I successfully reactivated it using the latest KMS server address posted here. Still, I'm worried about this happening again when there's not an online KMS server anymore.