Installing on ESXi
I have installed base MS Server 2003 from Cisco IPT OS Disk
Win SVr 2003 Teleco Svr App SW 3.0 1-4 CPU
Product Key : QW438-46P6G-MHXTB-99XGG-XX7CG
using as base OS for UCCX 7 install for CCIE-V home lab
Problem is when I try to activate the server key (microsoft) it will not
Hi Michael,
I had the same problem, try searching the web for W2K3 WA. Once you have
done this, make sure to get a snapshot of your clean installation so you
don't have to do it again in case you are practicing integration. I think
since validation can't validate your server; you still have to
It won't activate because the key is for OEM version. When you try to
activate an OEM version Windows, it'll try to retrieve vendor info from BIOS
(VM BIOS).
You should just install a regular Windows (retail or volume license) and
activate it. Then apply the registry hack to make it look like
