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Windows 7 Security -SPP

Unable to Activate Windows 7. application log:

The client has sent an activation request to the key management service machine.
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0xC0020017, 0x00000000, PC.domain.local:1688, fdc1d20f-4cbd-4c93-a406-93a58ee22247, 2009/08/11 22:53, 0, 2, 43080, ae2ee509-1b34-41c0-acb7-6d4650168915, 25

3days left to activate - This is an upgrade of Vista business to W7.
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Upgrading to Windows 7 using a KMS key requires that your KMS server is patched to include support for Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) - here is the link for the patch you need:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f3a0d90c-b7fd-44cf-bf81-11587adc599f
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The link to the my digital life article with the following script - cscript C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk "activation Key" Worked perfectly.