Error: 0x8007232B DNS Name Does Not Exist
KB ID 0001622 Problem Seen when attempting to ‘Activate’ a Window machine; Error: 0x8007232B DNS name does not exist Solution The reason for this error is the Windows machine has looked for a KMS (Key Management Server) in its local DNS, and not found one. This is because (out of the box) it has a Windows KMS licence code installed. Now if you have a KMS server you need to work out why you cant see it, I’ve covered...
SmoothWall – Allowing Windows Updates and Windows Activation
KB ID 0000441 Problem I’ve had fun this week installing a new virtual environment for a client with a SmoothWall firewall. It took a call to SmoothWall support for me to get Windows updates to work, then after activating a few 2008 R2 servers via phone, I was motivated to get online activation running as well. Windows Activation Error – (We are being blocked by the SmoothWall Proxy). A problem occurred when Windows tried...
Activation Error: Code 0x8007232b DNS Name does not exist
KB ID 0000157 Problem Note: For a more modern version this post go here: Error: 0x8007232B DNS Name Does Not Exist Essentially this happens because you are using “volume licensed media” to install the operating system, and the machine is looking for a server on your network that runs the KMS Service (Key Management Service). You need to have a KMS server if you are activating more than 25 machines. However most of us only...