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It appears that you do not need to move it, just uninstall amnd reinstall on the new machine.<br />
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<a href="http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33467239/moving-kms-to-a-new-box.aspx" rel="ugc">http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33467239/moving-kms-to-a-new-box.aspx</a>
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It appears that you do not need to move it, just uninstall amnd reinstall on the new machine.

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33467239/moving-kms-to-a-new-box.aspx [http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/33467239/moving-kms-to-a-new-box.aspx]

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I have KMS installed on a Windows 2008 server and need it on a 2008 R2 server for supporting Office 2010 activation. What is the best approach?
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I have KMS installed on a Windows 2008 server and need it on a 2008 R2 server for supporting Office 2010 activation. What is the best approach?

How do I move KMS from one server to another

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.