HYPERLINK "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/plan/volact1.mspx#StepsforImp lementingConfigDeployingKMS"http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/pl an/volact1.mspx#StepsforImplementingConfigDeployingKMS See the section entitled, "To install KMS hosts for KMS activation" The short answer is, slmgr.vbs is about to become your new best friend. :-) BTW, there's also information there on configuring the SRV records for the KMS host so you won't get that error again. Laura
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Cline Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Vista Activation and KMS I was testing out the RTM of Vista Enterprise last night and noticed I didn't have to enter a key at any point during the install. When Windows tried to activate, it told me there was a DNS error, so I suspected it looks for a local activation server by default. Sure enough, in the DNS cache was a lookup for a nonexistent _vlmcs._tcp.domain.com. Upon further research, it appears Microsoft has not released KMS yet, and I couldn't find any option to activate directly with Microsoft. For the moment, is telephone activation the only option? Brian Cline, Applications Developer Department of Information Technology G&P Trucking Company, Inc. 803.936.8595 Direct Line 800.922.1147 Toll-Free (x8595) 803.739.1176 Fax -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/567 - Release Date: 12/4/2006 7:18 AM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/567 - Release Date: 12/4/2006 7:18 AM
