Repair reinstall - Windows Activation Key

[Guest Zeno]

Hi.....

 

 

I have come across something strange performing a Win2k3 Server Ent.

Edition repair reinstall. As I'm performing a regular test by doing a

DR recovery of our Win2k3 Domain Controllers in our test lab to

different hardware.

 

What I've done so far is;

1. Perform standard Win2k3 Ent Edition install from CD

2. Taken the System State backup from our production server and

restored to a test lab machine

3. Perfrom a "repair reinstall" because hardware is different and it

wouldn't boot up

 

What I've found is during the repair installation it asks for the

serial key which I entered and it worked fine, but then after the full

repair when I logged into Windows I found that it prompts for the

serial key and requires me to register on the internet.

 

I have done this kind of repair in the past and it hasn't required me

"register on the internet/telephone" again to do that, we are using

volume license and I don't understand why it asks me to register again

otherwise it will expire in 30 days.

 

Has MS changed something with its licensing, has anyone got any

ideas............

 

 

Many thanks..........