Guest problem man Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 I've 2 Windows 2003 standard servers which were cloned to VM ESX server. Found that after cloning, when I login, it shows the message that the Windows needs to be activated. I tried to change the product key, but failed. Checked in the servers in production environment, they are with OEM licence. So, I still can't login the 2 cloned servers successfully. Please help.
Guest Dave Patrick Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Re: change "product key" in Windows 2003 This article may help. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918342 -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "problem man" wrote: > I've 2 Windows 2003 standard servers which were cloned to VM ESX server. > Found that after cloning, when I login, it shows the message that the > Windows > needs to be activated. I tried to change the product key, but failed. > Checked > in the servers in production environment, they are with OEM licence. So, I > still can't login the 2 cloned servers successfully. Please help.
Guest problem man Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Re: change "product key" in Windows 2003 Actually, I can't login Windows to reach normal screen. The key must be changed before "Desktop" screen can be shown. Any other workaround solutions? "Dave Patrick" wrote: > This article may help. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918342 > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. > Microsoft Certified Professional > Microsoft MVP [Windows] > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > "problem man" wrote: > > I've 2 Windows 2003 standard servers which were cloned to VM ESX server. > > Found that after cloning, when I login, it shows the message that the > > Windows > > needs to be activated. I tried to change the product key, but failed. > > Checked > > in the servers in production environment, they are with OEM licence. So, I > > still can't login the 2 cloned servers successfully. Please help. >
Guest Dave Patrick Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Re: change "product key" in Windows 2003 Try a 'Safe Mode' boot. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295/en-us -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "problem man" wrote: > Actually, I can't login Windows to reach normal screen. The key must be > changed before "Desktop" screen can be shown. Any other workaround > solutions?
Guest problem man Posted July 28, 2008 Posted July 28, 2008 Re: change "product key" in Windows 2003 Hi, Dave, Though followed the guideline, the problem still couldn't be fixed. Any workaround solutions? Thanks. "Dave Patrick" wrote: > Try a 'Safe Mode' boot. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295/en-us > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. > Microsoft Certified Professional > Microsoft MVP [Windows] > http://www.microsoft.com/protect > > "problem man" wrote: > > Actually, I can't login Windows to reach normal screen. The key must be > > changed before "Desktop" screen can be shown. Any other workaround > > solutions? >
Guest Dave Patrick Posted July 28, 2008 Posted July 28, 2008 Re: change "product key" in Windows 2003 You may need to phone them to complete the activation. -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "problem man" wrote: > Hi, Dave, > > Though followed the guideline, the problem still couldn't be fixed. Any > workaround solutions? Thanks.
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