1. Windows Vista Product Activation And The Fashionable LSP
Ryan Hartman
April 19, 2017

2. Overview Quick review of Office 2007/Windows Vista product lines
April 19, 2017
Overview
Quick review of Office 2007/Windows Vista product lines
Update on Office 2007/Windows Vista availability at IU
Microsoft Production Activation 2.0
MAK Activation VS. KMS Activation
How to Activate
How to automate Activations

3. Windows Office 2007 Editions
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Windows Office 2007 Editions
Consumer
Basic 2007
Home and Student 2007
Standard 2007
Ultimate 2007
Business
Small Business 2007
Professional 2007
Professional Plus 2007
Enterprise 2007

4. Office Suite Comparison
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Office Suite Comparison

5. Office 2007 Distributions Volume License – Office 2007 Enterprise
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Office 2007 Distributions
Volume License – Office Enterprise
Available IU to the community from IUware Online
Embedded (Shared) Product Key
Available now
Retail Edition – Office 2007 Enterprise
IU Bookstores
Individual Product Key
Cost ??
Available: April 2007??
Uses “old school” Production Activation
More about this later

6. Windows Vista Editions
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Windows Vista Editions
Consumer
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate
Business
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
1 Volume License customers who purchase Office Professional Plus 2007 or Office Enterprise 2007 may request installation media for Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager through their reseller or download the product by visiting the volume licensing services Web site. 2 Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 is available in the U.S. only. 3 Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 is scheduled for release in the second quarter of International versions of Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 are scheduled for release in the second half of 2007.

7. Windows Vista Comparison
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Windows Vista Comparison

8. Windows Vista Enterprise
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Windows Vista Enterprise
Similar features to Business
Data Protection
BitLocker™ (don’t forget the ™)
Application Compatibility
VM’s for Legacy Apps
A UNIX based subsystem for UNIX apps
Multi-Language Support
One image-> many languages

9. Windows Vista Distributions
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Windows Vista Distributions
Volume License Edition - Enterprise
Available LSPs only from IUware Online
MAK or KMS Activation Required
Available now
Retail Edition – Enterprise & Ultimate
IU Bookstore
Retail Key Activation Only
Cost ??
Available: April 2007??

10. Microsoft Volume License Product Keys
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Microsoft Volume License Product Keys
Volume Activation 1.0
The first generation of VLKs
Almost everything but Vista uses this type of key
This key bypasses product activation
Volume Activation 2.0 Multiple Activation Key
Activate products through the internet or telephone
Have a limited number of activations associated with them
Volume Activation 2.0 Key Management Service
Key will be used to enable a new service in your environment that will automatically activate products in your environment

11. Microsoft Production Activation 2.0 Goals from their FAQ
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Microsoft Production Activation 2.0 Goals from their FAQ
Close significant piracy loopholes
Volume License keys represent majority of the keys that are involved in Windows piracy.
According to Microsoft 35% all software is stolen.
Improve the volume customer experience.
VA 2.0 also may provide enhanced security
Frequent background validations for genuine modules.
This is currently limited to critical software, but may be expanded greatly over time.

12. VA 2.0 Covers A Lot of Ground
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VA 2.0 Covers A Lot of Ground
VA 2.0 will be expanding
Many of the tools and for VA are not currently available!
For the moment let’s limit our discussion to
VA 2.0 and Windows Vista
VA as it exists now
VS as implemented here at IU

13. Windows Vista - Volume Activation 2.0 at IU
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Windows Vista - Volume Activation 2.0 at IU
An installation key is not required
Vista installations will install and run for 30 days without any keys
Activation is required
If activation does not occur in that 30-day period, the OS goes into Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM)
Two methods of activating VA2 software
Multiple Activation Key (MAK)
Key Management Service (KMS)
Other Vista activation methods you might see
OEM installs
Retail

14. Multiple Activation Key (MAK) Activations
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Multiple Activation Key (MAK) Activations
How it works
Computers connect directly to servers at Microsoft and perform a one-time, permanent activation
Computers that cannot be connected to the Internet can activate over the phone
Limited Number of Activations
No new activations allowed when this limit is reached
This number can be increased by request
‘Black Listing’ is Possible
No new activations allowed
Previously activated machines could be mark as non-genuine!!

15. Activation Hardware Tolerance
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Activation Hardware Tolerance
MAK activations must be renewed if significant hardware changes occur. As hardware changes occur, Windows Vista tracks each change, using a weighted score to accumulate changes made. If a cumulative score reaches 25, the computer is considered out of tolerance and must be activated with a MAK
Component class name
Weight
CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM 1
Display adapter
RAM
Audio adapter 2
MAC Address
SCSI Adapter
IDE Adapter 3
CPU
BIOS ID 9
OS Hard Drive Serial Number 11

16. Key Management Service (KMS) Activations
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Key Management Service (KMS) Activations
KMS activation requires a local KMS Server
microsoftkeys.iu.edu
Finding the KMS Server
Put a client Machine in ADS
The activations are leases
Once clients find and activate on the KMS server, their lease is 180 days
If a client is unable to reconnect to the KMS server for 180 days
It will go into a 30-day grace period
If that 30 days passes without activation, the client will enter RFM
Clients will attempt to reconnect to the KMS server at one-week intervals. Every time it succeeds in connecting, it will extend its lease out another 180 days from the date it connects

17. Choosing between MAK and KMS
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Choosing between MAK and KMS
MAK
KMS
PROs
One time activation
Doesn’t need KMS
Familiar
CONs
You have do an activation
Reactivate with major upgrades
Possible Black Listing/ Key Exhaustion
CONs
180 Day Lease
Requires connecting to KMS server
Restricted to the IU network
PROs
Put the machine in ADS and you don’t have to do anything else as long as the machine is on the IU network
Unlimited number of Activations!

18. My Personal Recommendations
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My Personal Recommendations
Machines on campus: KMS
Why not? It is really easy and doesn’t burn a MAK key
Machines off campus: MAK
Not as convenient but no worse than the current XP model
Can’t decide?
No problem: it is possible to switch
Ok how do I do this stuff?

19. To activate MAK manually using the Windows interface
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To activate MAK manually using the Windows interface

20. To activate MAK manually using the Windows interface
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To activate MAK manually using the Windows interface

21. To activate MAK manually over the Internet using a script
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To activate MAK manually over the Internet using a script

22. To activate KMS clients (easy way)
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To activate KMS clients (easy way)
Install Windows Vista on the Machine
Join the Machine to ADS
Machine needs to be able to reach
Host microsoftkeys.iu.edu ( )
Port 1688
Done

23. To activate KMS clients from a script
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To activate KMS clients from a script
Tell you Client where the KMS Server lives:
cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms microsoftkeys.iu.edu:1688
Activate
cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs –ato

24. To Convert from MAK to KMS
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To Convert from MAK to KMS
Remove the MAK Key:
cscript \windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk <setup key>
<setup Key> lives in sources\pid.txt on you Vista DVD
If the machine is in ADS KMS will happen by itself
To do it manually just like the last side.

25. Activation and Multiple Machines
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Activation and Multiple Machines
Ghost
Unattended Installs
MAK to KMS GPO scripts etc.

26. Reduced Functionality Mode
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Reduced Functionality Mode
A computer enters RFM if it fails to activate within the 30-day grace period or if it fails to reactivate within 30 days after the 180 days KMS activation expires (in case of a KMS-activated computer).
In RFM, the user is provided multiple options for activation after logon. If the computer is not reactivated within one hour, the user is forcibly logged off.
MAK-activated computers go into RFM if they fail to activate within 30 days of installation or if they fail to renew activation within 30 days of a major hardware replacement

27. Virtual Machines VM’s don’t count towards the KMS n-count
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Virtual Machines
VM’s don’t count towards the KMS n-count
So try to use KMS for VM’s
You can do MAK activations on VM’s
If the host machine hardware changes significantly then it might require reactivation
VM’s get the regular 30-day grace period

28. Ryan Hartman (rdhartma@indiana.edu)
April 19, 2017
Questions?
Ryan Hartman