OK fine, the Windows 8 Enterprise RTM build 9200 doesn’t prompt me to enter product key during installation. But, why the Windows Activation GUI doesn’t allow me update or change its pseudo key with a valid product key given by TechNet?
I think Microsoft expects every Enterprise edition users to look like IT Pro! In a not so intuitive way, you can use either slui.exe or slmgr.vbs to change Windows 8 Enterprise product key and activate it:
Open elevated Windows Command Prompt to execute these commands:
Alternatively, close all Windows Activation dialog boxes (if you’ve attempted to activate using *****-CWCK7 pseudo key and hit a nonsense “error code 0x8007232B DNS Name does not exist”) and run
The “slui 3″ interface is more intuitive than slmgr.vbs – you’ve don’t have to enter dashes :)
Now, if you’ve 11 minutes to view this silent screencast (choose 720P HD full-screen playback for clarity), to see yourself the standard Windows 8 Enterprise RTM installation process, how to open elevated Command Prompt, understand why “slui 3″ doesn’t work in your environment (because you didn’t close the previous Windows Activation GUI, as I said earlier).
I think Microsoft expects every Enterprise edition users to look like IT Pro! In a not so intuitive way, you can use either slui.exe or slmgr.vbs to change Windows 8 Enterprise product key and activate it:
Open elevated Windows Command Prompt to execute these commands:
slmgr.vbs /ipk YOUR_VALID_PRODUCT_KEY slmgr.vbs /ato
Alternatively, close all Windows Activation dialog boxes (if you’ve attempted to activate using *****-CWCK7 pseudo key and hit a nonsense “error code 0x8007232B DNS Name does not exist”) and run
slui 3 in elevated Command Prompt window to get hidden interface of Windows Activation GUI for entering new product key as well as clicking Activate button.The “slui 3″ interface is more intuitive than slmgr.vbs – you’ve don’t have to enter dashes :)
Now, if you’ve 11 minutes to view this silent screencast (choose 720P HD full-screen playback for clarity), to see yourself the standard Windows 8 Enterprise RTM installation process, how to open elevated Command Prompt, understand why “slui 3″ doesn’t work in your environment (because you didn’t close the previous Windows Activation GUI, as I said earlier).
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Great post! The “slui 3″ worked like a charm when Everything else failed.
/C