Hi Superfy,

cant check on my IP build, but is there another trigger in the Windows Activation Technologies,
(on W7 it triggered KB971033, ie the 90 day rule)

Roy

Problem is developing is not being managed properly


Totally Agree.

As for Dona's tweets do like looking for the hints

mind you the aka MS/tribbles tag
Ever watch Star Trek - the...

Hi Alpha,

Its not a question of whose's right or wrong:D
Its about sharing our knowledge, we each have our own speciality.

Im no IT Pro, learnt over on 7 watching and learning from Noeldp.
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I Know all to well about W7 activation.

It wasnt just the SLIC table that OEMs activated against, there had to be a Windows Marker file as well as the OEM install ACPI file, which is where most...

Thats progress for you, i can see that thier, MS, looking to the future, once W7 reaches its end of life then the SLIC table requirement will be no more, . and suspect it will just be VLK, BUT that...

Hi alphanumeric

Yeah MAK keys are a throwback, they were introduced when people started using NON OEM computers.
There was NO SLIC table for a VLK to use, so MAK keys became the workaround.
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Hi MPSAN,

run the tool from the first page of this thread, post the output, then we can give you a better analysis

Roy

Exactly as i woud expect Alphanumeric, slmgr was originally setup and designed for Volume licence users.
But as everybody now knows about it, its ended up being an all user tool, especially /rearm....

MAK keys have allways validated via MS servers,
because in the old days, VLK licences dont and they also needed a SLIC table as part of validation, so if Volume customers had users without a SLIC...