[VISTA] Re: FAQ: Windows Vista Volume Activation: Can a Windows 2003 Server SP1 machine run Key Management Services for Windows Vista?
- From: "Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vista@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:24:34 -0400
You are right.. I mistyped that one. It is KMS and not MAK that goes out
every so often. And actually I just read that they upped it to 6 months.
Ill correct the blog entry. Thanks. The main point I was trying to make is
that you can do it on W2K3 now. : )
Jim
On 7/5/07, Angus Macdonald <Angus.Macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As I understand it, only machines activated using KMS require =
> reactivation every 180 days. MAK activation is permanent unless =
> significant hardware changes happen.
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb335288.aspx
>
> Angus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vista-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vista-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com
> Sent: 05 July 2007 01:27
> To: vista@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [VISTA] FAQ: Windows Vista Volume Activation: Can a Windows
> 2003 Server SP1 machine run Key Management Services for Windows Vista?
>
>
> Well as you start to get Windows Vista systems in, the question of =
> licensing
> is going to come up. I've had to do some research on this topic to =
> answer
> my own questions and now am sharing my results.
> In the enterprise you mainly have a choice of either Vista Business or =
> Vista
> Enterprise. The big difference in Vista Enterprise over Business is =
> that
> Enterprise will allow you to make up to 3 VM's with the same license on =
> one
> Vista Machine. Useful for developers!
>
> At any rate you have a choice of licensing Vista with either a what is
> called a Mutilple Access Key(MAK) or setting up your own Key Managment
> server (KMS) on site. Microsoft tries to explain its Vista licensing for
> volume activation users a bit at:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/default.mspx
>
> Vista licensing is unlike other versions of Windows in that it will want =
> to
> be reactivated every 3 months. It does this either by contacting =
> Microsoft
> Servers using the MAK or by contacting a KMS server you have set up in =
> your
> environment. There is a stipulation about havint the ability to have a =
> KMS
> and it is there must be at least 25 Vista nodes to run it. Obviously if =
> you
> do not allow internet access to your users your choice is limited to =
> KMS.
> If you have less than 25 machines in your Office and don't allow =
> internet
> access you probably will be SOL after 3 months time. : (
>
> So the rumour going around I have been gettingt told is that a Vista KMS =
> can
> only be run on either a Vista Machine or on Server 2008 (formerly code =
> named
> Longhorn and still not available yet!). This is not the case though!
>
> Microsoft in March of this year released Key Management Server software =
> that
> WILL run on Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later Servers. You can go out =
> and
> get it now from:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3D81d1cb89-13bd-=
> 4250-b624-2f8c57a1ae7b&DisplayLang=3Den
>
>
> You will also want to have a look at the Windows Vista Volume Activation
> Technical guide which also has included a web page you can set up to =
> recover
> licenses that have gone into Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM) (go read =
> up on
> that one!) Check it out at:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3D9893F83E-C8A5-=
> 4475-B025-66C6B38B46E3&displaylang=3Den
>
> Hope this gets a few of your questions answered about Windows Vista =
> Volume
> licensing and gets you pointed in the right direction to get started as
> Windows Vista Systems will be coming your way sooner than later!
>
> --=20
> Jim Kenzig
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
> http://www.thinhelp.com
> Citrix Technology Professional
> Provision Networks VIP
> CEO The Kenzig Group
> http://www.kenzig.com
> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>
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