Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 – Activation Error 0xC004F074
KB ID 0000766 Problem I jumped on a clients remote desktop services server today and saw; However when I went to activate; Windows couldn’t be activated Error Code: 0xC004F074 Error Description:the Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information. Solution Out of the box this version of...
Microsoft Office – (Product Activation Failed)
KB ID 0000548 Problem Fired up one of my test machines this morning, and opened Outlook to see, Error: Microsoft Outlook (Product Activation Failed) Though if you open other applications you will get the same; Error: Microsoft Word (Product Activation Failed) Error: Microsoft Excel (Product Activation Failed) etc. Solution I’m not sure why this happened, (perhaps I entered the wrong key when I installed it). But it’s...
Office Find your Version and Licensing Information
KB ID 0000566 Problem Note: This is an OLD post, you might want to look at the following article instead; Finding Out Your Microsoft Office Licence Version I had some licencing issues a couple of weeks ago with Office 2010, and needed to check my version and licence details, thankfully Office 2010 comes with a VB script that makes this easy. Solution Getting your Office Version and Licence Details 1. Launch a command window (Right...
KMS Activation – Error: 0xC004C008
KB ID 0000637 Problem KMS had been running fine for months, when we started seeing the following errors. When attempting to activate via slmgr Error: 0xC004C008 The activation server determined that the specified product key could not be used. When attempting to activate via Computer Properties. Code: 0xC004C008 Description: The activation server determined that the specified product key could not be used. Solution You need to make a...
ARCserve – Addling Licences
KB ID 0000444 Problem Normally you can just add licenses from Help > About CA ARCserve Backup > Add/View Licences. However you may find that you cannot enter a “Backup Suite” Licence code/Activation key. Solution 1. To do this you need to locate the “CALicnse.exe” file and run it. 2. This tool will let you enter the correct licenses. Note: Depending on ARCserve version the folder location may vary....