When activating the product after install Windows 2008, you may receive Activation Error: Code 08007232b DNS name does not exist error. Use this KB post from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826 1. Open Run and type cmd to open the command prompt 2. type slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx where the xs is the product key (not product id) I got from the DreamSpark website. 3. It takes about 10 seconds, then a confirmation windows popup. 4. Finally, active it again by right-click on Computer->Properties, click the active link.

When activating the product after install Windows 2008, you may receive Activation Error: Code 08007232b DNS name does not exist error. Use this KB post from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826 1. Open Run and type cmd to open the command prompt 2. type slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx where the xs is the product key (not product id) I got from the DreamSpark website. 3. It takes about 10 seconds, then a confirmation windows popup. 4. Finally, active it again by right-click on Computer->Properties, click the active link. I tried the same method but again the same error is displayedplease help me out