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Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide
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Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 4
Management Tools for Volume Activation ................................................................................ 4
Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) ........................................................ 4
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 SP3 ..................................................... 4
Group Policy Support ........................................................................................ 5
Volume Activation Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 5
KMS Activation Troubleshooting Steps ................................................................. 5
MAK Activation Troubleshooting Steps ................................................................. 7
Volume Activation Operations ................................................................................................ 7
KMS Health Monitoring ..................................................................................... 7
KMS Activity Reporting ................................................................................. 8
Working with 64-Bit Windows Vista KMS Hosts ................................................. 9
KMS Host Failover ............................................................................................ 9
Disabling Windows Anytime Upgrade for Windows Vista ......................................... 9
Backup Requirements ..................................................................................... 11
Managing License States ..................................................................................................... 11
Recovery from an Unlicensed State ................................................................... 13
Recovering from RFM...................................................................................... 13
Recovering from a Non-Genuine State .......................................................... 15
Activation of Windows OEM Computers .............................................................. 16
Appendix 1: WMI Software Licensing Classes and Properties .................................................... 18
WMI Properties .............................................................................................. 18
New Properties only in Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 ................ 21
WMI Methods ................................................................................................ 21
KMS Registry Keys / Values ............................................................................. 24
KMS Events Logged in Windows Event Log ......................................................... 26
KMS RPC Messages ........................................................................................ 29
Appendix 2: Troubleshooting by Error Code ........................................................................... 32