Hi, I have a win 2008 R2 standard machine, it gave a blue screen , after that i reinstalled the machine but no succes to activate it, i am a student, and downloaded the 2008R2 server from my MSDNAA shop. when i try to activate it gives me the following code : oxc004c020 I try to activate it with the same code i got from the msdnaa site , no succes, no chance to activate it trough phone, it does not give you the same window as in winxp ... thx for helping ! Jo

not a student and when i was didnt have msdnaa, though are those msdnaa licenses volumen license keys? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938450, though for win7, would usggest too many people using the key already then

Did you enter/change the product key after the installation? Why can’t you active it through the phone? Contact Microsoft licensing. They should be able to help you. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ http://publications.sivarajan.com/ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Hi Jonny, The error code 0xc004c020 means that the MAK has exceeded the activation limit. It looks like you are using an MAK key to activate Windows Server 2008 R2. Please contact PA call center to obtain a new MAK or increase the activation limit on the existing MAK. You can find the phone numbers from the following link. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx *Notice: Regards, Karen Ji This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. On July 1st we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the General Forum. So, until July 1st, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the General Forum. On June 11th, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the General Forum. Please post a reply to the announcement thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email WSSDComm@microsoft.com.