Windows IT Pro has a good article on it, but it is only available for subscribers. Its' InstantDoc #98153 at http://windowsitpro.com
...Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:31 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Win2008 activation > > Wow, I've never been so overwhelmed with trying to understand how to > activate a product. > > I want to start using a single Windows 2008 Standard Server so I can > begin > learning it. However, it seems like I cannot activate the product via > KMS > (which I don't even have setup anywhere) because you need (5) Windows > 2008 > Server licenses in use to even begin using KMS. So, without using KMS, > how > should I activate this product? > > The product key I have is from one of my license agreements and is > listed > as "Windows 2008 Std/Ent - KMS". > > I've read numerous things from > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing.aspx but > still > don't quite understand exactly what I need to do. This seems a bit > more > bloated than it should be... Should I phone in the activation or use > some > other method? > > Thanks > JR > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
