Deploying K-Image keeps asking for a Windows Activation Key - why?

  • vjc
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  • 02/20/2014

Hi guys

Whenever I deploy a K-Image it installs but it always asks me to Activate Windows at the end of the deployment (re-install the product key)

We use a KMS lincense key, I point it to our KMS server in sysprep creator but yet I get the re-install product key at the end of deployment.

Also, when I enter the product key and activated it, I created a new K-image once again and upload it to the K2000, but when I go to deploy the new image with the activation I still get the same result. (re-install product key at the end of deployment.)

FYI: windows 7 Pro - problem with both K-Image and WIM deployment.

Am I missing something?

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did you put the kms key in the answer file?

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ProductKey>33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH</ProductKey>

Answered 02/21/2014 by: SMal.tmcc
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  • also add this line to your post install task

    cscript %SystemRoot%\System32\slmgr.vbs -ATO
      • vjc
      • 3 years ago
      thx heaps

      Which post install task do I add this to?

      cheers
      • I only have one big one for mine, this one is a little old but you will see what I mean.
        http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/windows-7-image-process-for-the-college-s-classrooms
        I would place it in a post script task that runs after the machine is in the domain.
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