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Activating Windows 2012 Standard Server but failing

Hi

I am trying to Activate Windows 2012 Standard Server via KMS by using the following commands:-

slmgr /ipk <product id>
slmgr /skms <FQDN>:1688
slmgr /ato

But it errors with the following error:

Error 0x80072F8F On a computer running Microsoft Windows non-core edition,
run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0x80072F8F' to display the error text

Or if I try to activate it by action centre it displays the following error:-

Error code:

0x80072F8F

A security error occurred

Any ideas please

Thanks

Santosh Gupta

1. check your time zone and date/time should be correct
2. if already correct, set the date back and try to activate the windows

rakkad

ASKER

The date time are set correct. To what date do I need to set it back to what will this do ?

Santosh Gupta

try to back 1 day and try
if not then 2 days and try

Cliff Galiher

Well, your series of commands is rather odd. You are giving the machine an activation code with /ipk which is *NOT* normal when using KMS. And then you are trying to force activation which will, of course, fail because of the install key given previously.

In *most* instances, all you need to do is set up the KMS host and the appropriate DNS records. You should not have to log into the other OSes and run any slmgr commands. In fact, doing so would defeat the purpose of KMS. So if you can explain in more detail why you are running those commands and what your topology is, I'm guessing there is a simpe misunderstanding on how KMS works.

-Cliff

Santosh Gupta

see the below url for activation tips. http://www.it.northwestern.edu/software/microsoft/microsoft-product-activation-and-key-information.html

rakkad

ASKER

So cliff

How can I tell if this server is activating via KMS ? what commands can I try ?

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rakkad

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We do have other servers which do activate via KMS without any problems
So not sure what is going on here