Why can't I activate Windows 7 on virtual machine?

Is the snapshot giving an error or Windows 7 Activation?

Have you rolled back the workstation with the Snapshot?

No it is not giving error yet but showing 30 days to activate and if I try to activate it, gives error. I didn't rollback yet. By the way, what do you mean by rollback?

rollback is restore a snapshot.

So youve installed win 7 and installed sp1?

Yes... as I said that first I had installed OS and then updates including SP1... Afterwards, I took snapshot of it....

Now, when I restored that snapshop, it is not activated...

do you have internet connection on virtual machine? Can you be more specific about error msq

Yes, that's normal because it you've Restored the Snapshot, you've revwerse ALL the changes made since the Snapshot was created.

Rollback! You've rolled back the installation to the past, before the virtual compter was activated!

Why are you restoring the snapshot?

Infact, I'm preparing reference images of Win 7. I have already finalize an image voa sys prep. Now I need to create another image... I know, I can't do sysprep more than 3 times so therefore I took a snapshot...

Yes, Internet is available on VM...

What I think when I finalized this image, I will sysprep again so it may work after installation because sysprep does rearm as well... Any thoughts?

If you rollback the snapshot, it will need re-activating.

Activate and then Sysprep at the end, when you have completely finished your master golden image. Feel free to snapshot along the way, just in case you make a mistake and need to rollback or reverse changes, but make sure, you delete/comitt the changes of the snapshot at the end, not Restore, or you'll reverse all your changes.

This is question.... I can't activate it...

You cannot activate when?

After restoring snapshot.

So after restoring the snapshot you cannot activate it?

Has the machine already been activated once before?

why are you restoring the snapshot? by restoring or reverting a snapshot, you are losing all the changed in the virtual machine, made after the snapshot has been created.

have you tried the other activation options i.e. call by phone?

@hanccocka:

If we look at the above conversations, you have asked the same questions that I have answered multiple times so therefore now again I am replying:

Q1: why are you restoring the snapshot? by restoring or reverting a snapshot, you are losing all the changed in the virtual machine, made after the snapshot has been created.

Ans: I am working on reference images so therefore whenever I finalize an image, I need fresh image for next reference image. For example, if I have made image for computer labs, then I may need fresh image for staff and faculty. So therefore I took snapshot of the initial image.

So after restoring the snapshot you cannot activate it?

Ans: Yes, I cannot restore after restoration. It was activated before snapshot.

can you try change product id ,retype code and try to activate again.
it could be sp1 related issue

can you check if you have this installed Windows 7 Activation Checker update (KB971033)

http://www.geekmontage.com/how-to-uninstall-windows-7-activation-update-kb971033/

I would suggest that you do not activate the product.

I found the specified update and uninstalled it.

Still when I try to activate online, if gives error with this code 0x8007007B

We have volume license and it is activated via KMS.

unistall also sp1,the activation code should than work

but try first to reenter product key via change product key menu

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