Hi I need a little help with KMS licensing which I know very little about. I have a Windows 2008 R2 server which is performing the role of KMS server. Do I have to input my Windows 7 key into the KMS server somehow? Do I have to add how many Windows 7 licenses I have purchased into the KMS server somehow? I currently have a hundred or so Windows 7 PC's showing a message in bottom right corner of screen 'Windows 7' 'Build 7600' 'This copy of Windows is not Genuine' This is my output seen on the KMS server c:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs /dlv Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Software licensing service version: 6.1.7600.16385 Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_R2_B chann el Activation ID: c99b641f-c4ea-4e63-bec3-5ed2ccd0f357 Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Extended PID: 55041-00168-313-040082-03-2057-7600.0000-1522010 Installation ID: 007755503986388411385612366584669995219995630272401603 Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342 Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343 Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345 Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344 Partial Product Key: xxxxx License Status: Licensed Remaining Windows rearm count: 2 Trusted time: 02/03/2011 11:05:17 Key Management Service is enabled on this machine Current count: 1 Listening on Port: 1688 DNS publishing enabled KMS priority: Normal Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients Total requests received: 188 Failed requests received: 0 Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0 Requests with License Status Licensed: 0 Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 187 Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 0 Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0 Requests with License Status Notification: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event ID 12290 viewed from the KMS server An activation request has been processed. Info: 0x0,5,PC1.LOCAL,e4e86bd1-707d-4109-ab1f-8c622e1101f4,2011/03/02 10:21,0,5,0,6f327760-8c5c-417c-9b61-836a98287e0c ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This the output seen from PC1 Software licensing service version: 6.1.7600.16385 Name: Windows(R) 7, Professional edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, VOLUME_KMS_W7 channel Activation ID: d188820a-cb63-4bad-a9a2-40b843ee23b7 Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Extended PID: 55041-00172-037-150954-03-2057-7600.0000-3062010 Installation ID: 004891270564564525020694754792862355522191123986230515 Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338 Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339 Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341 Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340 Partial Product Key: xxxxx License Status: Notification Notification Reason: 0xC004F00F. Remaining Windows rearm count: 3 Trusted time: 02/03/2011 11:31:22

Hello Bluemoon404, The Windows 7 machine has the Windows 7 KMS host key installed on it so it appears that you would have 100 Windows 7 KMS hosts rather than KMS clients If the machines shows this Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, VOLUME_KMS_W7 channel This is a KMS host key, not a KMS client key. It should be something like this Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793421.aspx You need to change the product key on those machines to the KMS setup keys( listed on the link below, this is the default key, this will make them KMS clients and they will attempt to contact you KMS host machine. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793421.aspx Your KMS host machine will activate Windows 7 KMS clients, the key installed on your KMS host is hierarchical so it will also activate Windows 7 clients as well as Windows Server 2008 R2 machines. The same key has to activate the underlying OS, so the Windows 7 KMS Host keys can only be installed on Windows 7 machines to make them KMS hosts. Thanks, Darrell Gorter This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. VAMT - Volume Activation Management Tool - Download link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ec7156d2-2864-49ee-bfcb-777b898ad582&displaylang=en