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Deploying Wink28 R2 with Product Key fails (OSD)

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Greetings:

 

I've got a weird problem where an R2 build fails through OSD every time I add the product key to the deployment task (SCCM with MDT doing OSD). If I remove the key from the task it works fine -- I can then add it to the machine with slmgr.vbs /ipk %key% so I know the key is valid.

 

Any thoughts?

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leave out the key or get a version of the ISO that will work with the key you are trying to use,

 

are you using KMS ?

 

We are using MAK.

 

I assumed I had the right key becuase I could manually enter it after the machine is built and activate it without problems.

 

Thanks.

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verify that the key can be used with the actual iso you are using, ie: verify they match up regardless of it actually activating after the install

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Hello

 

I have exactly the same problem. - ( Windows 7 )

 

The build works fine if no key is part of the build.

 

If I insert it manually than it works fine but not part of OSD.

 

What are the key requirements ? can it be a volume lic key OR does it have to be a ( KMS ) OR ( MAK ) key for it to work with SCCM ( OSD ZTI )?

 

Thank you in advance

 

Rob

 

 

 

 

verify that the key can be used with the actual iso you are using, ie: verify they match up regardless of it actually activating after the install

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does this help ?

 

and I quote Jason here directly

 

KMS keys are used only to create KMS systems; they are not the equivalent of the legacy volume license keys (VLK). The rough equivalent of a VLK is the multiple activation key (MAK). Never use a KMS key unless you are standing up a KMS. Clients activating against a KMS -- aka KMS clients -- do not require a key. That's part of the "beauty" of the KMS scheme, you never have to enter or give out a key.

 

To directly answer the question, don't put any key in the TS for Vista/7/2008/2008 R2 clients that will activate against your local KMS.

 

also, you didn't say what you are deploying, is it Enterprise or another version

 

cheers

niall

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Thank you very much for responding.

 

I am in the midst of deploying Windows 7 Pro.

 

Yes that answers the question. No wonder it would not work while it was part of the TS.

 

So the question is than!!!

 

So how does the KMS server work ?

 

I once read up on technet it is a command line vbscript which you run with KMS as part of the command.

 

So do the clients than look for a KMS service response from DNS and than automatically point to the KMS server ? I guess I dont need any GPO to force them to look at the KMS server like we do for WSUS ?

 

 

cheers

 

 

Rob

 

 

 

 

does this help ?

 

and I quote Jason here directly

 

 

 

also, you didn't say what you are deploying, is it Enterprise or another version

 

cheers

niall

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