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How to setup KMS on Server 2012 for activating Office 2013 Preview

Hey there, it’s been a while since I wrote the last blog post, but that is because I spend 2 excellent weeks at an Italian beach with my family and en...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

How to avoid KMS becoming a challenge in your Windows 7 deployment project

I’ve been involved in Windows 7 deployments since the Beta came out in 2009 and before Windows 7 there was Vista, XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT and eve...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

ReadTip: General (Windows) activation concepts (KMS/MAK)

A great article from Kevin Ledman - Microsoft Platforms Support, covering the following topics around Windows activation: - What is KMS? - What is MAK...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tip: How to troubleshoot KMS Activation problems

Here are some good resources for KMS troubleshooting: MS KB [938450](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938450/en-us) How to troubleshoot Volume Activati...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Sunday, September 5, 2010

Windows 7 Product Activation Methods

Today I was asked whether Windows 7 Ultimate can be activated through KMS, since we’re primarily busy with Windows 7 Enterprise I couldn’t instantly p...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, May 17, 2010

Office 2010 KMS Server Requirements

Although I have been working with Office 2010 for a while, I wasn’t aware of the KMS Server specific requirements until today when we were asked to lo...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, May 12, 2010