I am trying to activate Server 2008. When I click on Change Product Key, There is no next button to click after I am done typing the # in, When I hit the back button it takes me to a screen where I can click use the automated phone system to activate. When I click on that it gives the error User Account Control has failed to authenticate the user The error code is 0x80070002 Description: The system cannot find the file specified

Hi Karama, This seems to be related to UAC, would you please logon as an administrator to try activating the OS? ScorprioTechNet Software Assurance Managed Newsgroup MCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin | System Architect

Or try using slmgr from a command prompt (using run as administrator) rather than the GUI to activate. Bill

Hi Karama, Please refer to: Slmgr.vbs Options http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793433.aspx ScorprioTechNet Software Assurance Managed Newsgroup MCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin | System Architect

Nope, put my key in using slmgr -ipk. That went fine then tried to activate by using slmgr -ato got an error message run slui.exe 0x2a 0xc004c008 to display the error text error: 0xc00rc008 when i run slui it takes me to the gui activation where i get the same error that started this whole mess

Hi, Error code 0xC004C008 means that the KMS key has exceeded the activation limit. By default, KMS host keys will activate up to 10 times on six different computers. You may need to contact the PA Call Center for help. Please visit the following sites for more information: KMS_Error_0xC004C008_Activating_Client http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/03/09/kms-error-0xc004c008-activating-client.aspx How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista-based computers http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938450 Best Regards DalePlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Well, it was an activated server, I had some raid issues that caused some file corruption and driver disruption. During the fixing process is when I get the Activation window as the desktp loads. I can't click activate now or activate later, nothing happens. I click the close button and it let's me log onto the desktop. I then try to go activate as i said in the beginning of the post. It won't let me enter a key and I get the error mesages. I did try to activate at the command prompt and it gives me the same error message. This problem is not fixed. The error codes don't explain the broken gui activation interface. And it was giving me the same error code before I even entered the key( which i assume it took using the command prompt)

Please run the following command to re-generate the installation ID: net stop sppsvc Cd %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform Ren tokens.dat tokens.old cd %windir%\system32 net start sppsvc slmgr.vbs –rilc Then run the following command to activate the product: Slmgr.vbs /ipk [Product Key] Slmgr.vbs /ato Best Regards DalePlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

When i run net stop sppsvc i get an error code 1060 that says the service does not exist

If you meant the software licensing service, I stopped that in the services control panel, then renamed tokens to tokens.dat.old then started the service, then ran the slmgr.vbs -rilc from a command prompt and got this error 0x800706BA in connecting to server -rilc ran the Slmgr.vbs /ipk and the product key and got this error run slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F015 to display error text Error: 0xC004F015

When I ran slui.exe a windows poped up saying that windows needed to be activated and that I would have to reinstall windows to activate

saw this and tried it after getting that message 2) Type %windir%\system32 into the browser address bar. 3) Find the file CMD.exe 4) Right-Click on CMD.exe and select 'Run as Administrator' 5) Type: net stop slsvc (it may ask you if you are sure, select yes) 6) Type: cd %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing 7) Type: rename tokens.dat tokens.bar 8) Type: cd %windir%\system32 9) Type net start slsvc 10) Type: cscript slmgr.vbs -rilc 11) Reboot Didn't work, came up before dekstop to activate now or activate later, does nothing when i click on either one. Clicked close and it brought up the place to put my key in, but no button to press to send the key. Click close and it takes me to desktop, This is screwed up

This problem is not fixed

Can anybody help with this, is there a way to reinstall the activation software, not just the token

I activated another computer today and noticed the next button in the bottom right on the screen where you put your key in. Why is the next button missing on my server activation window? (other than the fact that I had a raid/driver mess to clean up from) Maybe I should be happy I have a functioning server