SP1 activation issue solved

Although we have not yet approved Vista SP1 for distribution via WSUS, I have worked with the beta and recently installed the release version via Windows Update. After the install, though, I was seeing errors when my system tried to renew its activations against our KMS.

When I ran slmgr -dli, it reported that my version of Vista was Enterprise Edition but also Retail Channel. I posted a message on the MS Vista installation and Setup forum, and a helpful Mr. Gorter suggested I change the product key, as documented in the Volume Activation 2.0 Deployment Guide.

I updated the product key and successfully activated against the KMS. I will be keeping an eye out for the next opportunity to install SP1 to check the product key before and after install.

Geoff
Sr. System Administrator at the University of Vermont

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