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Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide
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To disable the WAU link
5.
In the tree pane, click
the
WAU
key
. Right
-
click
in the details pane, point to
New
,
and then click DWORD (32 bit) Value.
6. Type Disabled as the name of the new value, and then press Enter.
7. Right-click the new Disabled value, and then click Modify.
8. In the Value data box, type 1 and then click OK.
9. Exit the registry editor.
10. Complete the reference image and deploy it using standard techniques.
Backup Requirements
Backup is not required for KMS hosts. However, if the event log is used to track or
document KMS activations, periodically export the Key Management Service
event log from the Applications and Services Logs folder. If you use a tool to
perform routine cleanup of event logs, you can lose the activation history stored in
the logs. If you use System Center Operations Manager 2005, the event log data is
collected and stored in the Operations data warehouse for reporting, so no backups
of the event log are necessary.
Managing License States
The display license information (/dli) parameter of Slmgr.vbs displays the current
license state of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 computers. The output of
this parameter also includes general information about the current license, time
remaining before expiration, and time remaining in the grace period.
The following is an example of the information displayed when Slmgr.vbs /dli runs
on a KMS client.
Name: Windows(TM) Vista, Enterprise edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Vista, ENVIRONMENT channel
Partial Product Key: RHXCM
License Status: Licensed
Volume activation expiration: 43162 minutes (29 days)
Evaluation End Date: 11/29/2007 4:59:59 PM