If you want to change windows server 2008 and windows server 2008 R2 serial number or product key do the following :
- Run Command Prompt as Administrator
- Change working directory to %system32% ( cd %windir%\system32)
- issue command slmgr.vbs -ckms (this command clears KMS)
- issue command slmgr.vbs -upk (uninstall product key)
- issue command slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (install new product key where X is your 25 digit product key)
- issue command slmgr.vbs -ato (activate your copy of windows)
That’s it.
WORKS Perfect, thanks for the example :)
Done and it work. Thanks.
I recently installed and setup Server 2008 which I bought from the local bazzarr while in Iraq. Come to findout, after setting everything up and doing hours worth of configuration… He is a thief and sold me a pirated version of server. Looked real enough.. holographic CD and the whole 9 yards. Now that i am back home, and in college, I can get a free version of Server 2008 with an academic key from Microsoft under their acdemic software. Will this work for changing the product key to the academic key?
Thank you! This saved me MUCH grief!
Mentioned command properly working.
Thanks.
Great!!.. it works..
Works ok. Thank you
Solved my problem, great help.