Error Code: 8: 0x80004005 Windows Product Activation

[Guest Sabatogz]

Windows Server 2003

 

Error Message:

An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows product

license. Error Code: 8: 0x80004005

 

Looks like this has been going on for a few months. Any idea how to fix this?

 

Thx

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Error Code: 8: 0x80004005 Windows Product Activation

 

 

"Sabatogz" <Sabatogz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Windows Server 2003

>

> Error Message:

> An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows

> product

> license. Error Code: 8: 0x80004005

>

> Looks like this has been going on for a few months. Any idea how to fix

> this?

>

> Thx

 

Google is your friend. A quick search for this error code brought up

this link (among others): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306081.

[Guest Sabatogz]

Re: Error Code: 8: 0x80004005 Windows Product Activation

 

Pegasus,

 

Thx for the reply. The MS Kb Article is related to Windows Product

Activation Errors with Windows XP, my issue is with Server 2003.

 

Thx

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "Sabatogz" <Sabatogz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B36F7FD9-8EAD-45B1-AF94-969C6FCFE229@microsoft.com...

> > Windows Server 2003

> >

> > Error Message:

> > An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows

> > product

> > license. Error Code: 8: 0x80004005

> >

> > Looks like this has been going on for a few months. Any idea how to fix

> > this?

> >

> > Thx

>

> Google is your friend. A quick search for this error code brought up

> this link (among others): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306081.

>

>

>

[Guest lukesh]

Re: Error Code: 8: 0x80004005 Windows Product Activation

 

That works for 2k3 as well. However, the best bet would be to in-place

upgrade the OS with a genuine copy of Windows with same SP level and

preferably same media channel(OEM, Retail, MSDN, Volume License).

 

"Sabatogz" wrote:

> Pegasus,

>

> Thx for the reply. The MS Kb Article is related to Windows Product

> Activation Errors with Windows XP, my issue is with Server 2003.

>

> Thx

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> >

> > "Sabatogz" <Sabatogz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:B36F7FD9-8EAD-45B1-AF94-969C6FCFE229@microsoft.com...

> > > Windows Server 2003

> > >

> > > Error Message:

> > > An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows

> > > product

> > > license. Error Code: 8: 0x80004005

> > >

> > > Looks like this has been going on for a few months. Any idea how to fix

> > > this?

> > >

> > > Thx

> >

> > Google is your friend. A quick search for this error code brought up

> > this link (among others): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306081.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Sabatogz]

Re: Error Code: 8: 0x80004005 Windows Product Activation

 

Re-booted server, which has been running for about 290 days. After re-boot I

could not log on with a domain account. Re-booted a second time, which took

much longer and was able to log on. All error messages are now gone. System

has been running error free from about 12hrs.

 

"lukesh" wrote:

> That works for 2k3 as well. However, the best bet would be to in-place

> upgrade the OS with a genuine copy of Windows with same SP level and

> preferably same media channel(OEM, Retail, MSDN, Volume License).

>

> "Sabatogz" wrote:

>

> > Pegasus,

> >

> > Thx for the reply. The MS Kb Article is related to Windows Product

> > Activation Errors with Windows XP, my issue is with Server 2003.

> >

> > Thx

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > "Sabatogz" <Sabatogz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > news:B36F7FD9-8EAD-45B1-AF94-969C6FCFE229@microsoft.com...

> > > > Windows Server 2003

> > > >

> > > > Error Message:

> > > > An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows

> > > > product

> > > > license. Error Code: 8: 0x80004005

> > > >

> > > > Looks like this has been going on for a few months. Any idea how to fix

> > > > this?

> > > >

> > > > Thx

> > >

> > > Google is your friend. A quick search for this error code brought up

> > > this link (among others): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306081.

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest lukesh]

Re: Error Code: 8: 0x80004005 Windows Product Activation

 

That's MS4U ;-)

 

"Sabatogz" wrote:

> Re-booted server, which has been running for about 290 days. After re-boot I

> could not log on with a domain account. Re-booted a second time, which took

> much longer and was able to log on. All error messages are now gone. System

> has been running error free from about 12hrs.

>

> "lukesh" wrote:

>

> > That works for 2k3 as well. However, the best bet would be to in-place

> > upgrade the OS with a genuine copy of Windows with same SP level and

> > preferably same media channel(OEM, Retail, MSDN, Volume License).

> >

> > "Sabatogz" wrote:

> >

> > > Pegasus,

> > >

> > > Thx for the reply. The MS Kb Article is related to Windows Product

> > > Activation Errors with Windows XP, my issue is with Server 2003.

> > >

> > > Thx

> > >

> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> > >

> > > >

> > > > "Sabatogz" <Sabatogz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > > news:B36F7FD9-8EAD-45B1-AF94-969C6FCFE229@microsoft.com...

> > > > > Windows Server 2003

> > > > >

> > > > > Error Message:

> > > > > An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows

> > > > > product

> > > > > license. Error Code: 8: 0x80004005

> > > > >

> > > > > Looks like this has been going on for a few months. Any idea how to fix

> > > > > this?

> > > > >

> > > > > Thx

> > > >

> > > > Google is your friend. A quick search for this error code brought up

> > > > this link (among others): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306081.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >