If you have a KMS server running, newly installed servers will automatically activate. However, you can also manually activate your server by entering the command slmgr.vbs /ato
In my case, I recently installed a Windows 2008 SP2 server, but couldn’t get the machine activated. Everytime I ran the command slmgr.vbs /ato, the following error returned:
Posts under ‘Windows 7’
KMS Error 0x80004FE2F after running slmgr.vbs /ato
Error Connecting Network Registry on Windows 7
In Windows 7, the Remote Registry service is stopped by default. The startup type is Manual. This setting leads to the following error when you try to connect to the registry from another computer on the network:
Add Run… to your Windows 7 start menu
In Windows 7, your Run… item is removed from your start menu. I think this is basically done because you can use your Search field to execute all your programs. However, some people are still addicted to the Windows XP look and feel and want to use the Run box. Well, here’s how to add it. I’ve put the instructions in a video, since that seems to be cool in the WEB 2.0 age :)
Turn off thumbnail caching (thumbs.db)
The file thumbs.db is a thumbnail cache. Windows uses thumbs.db to store thumbnail images for Windows Explorer’s thumbnail view. When a folder with images and movies is opened for the first time, Windows creates thumbnails for all these media files. The thumbnails are saved into one file, thumbs.db. This speeds up the display of images as the smaller images do not need to be recalculated every time the user views the folder.
All solutions for Windows Update error 80072ee2
As an system administrator, I know how difficult it can be to solve Windows Update errors. This is particularly the case with Windows Update, because Windows Update always returns generic errors. KB-articles will likely not help you, because these articles are written with theoretical knowledge, and are barely based on real-world scenarios.