
46 Restoring Your Operating System
Product activation is required in the following cases:
• If your preinstalled Windows license is overwritten with a new license when reinstalling the
Windows Storage Server 2003
R2 x64 Edition operating system using the operating system media kit.
The new license requires activation.
• Hardware configuration changes that are substantially different from the original system configuration
triggers license reactivation, except when the operating system has been preinstalled by Dell.
• Installing the
Windows Storage Server 2003
R2 x64 Edition With SP2 media on a Dell system that
has been pre-installed with Windows Server 2003 SP1 or x64 Edition operating systems triggers license
reactivation.
When a new license is installed on your system, activation is required. Administrators are reminded at
each login and at intervals of 30 days to complete the activation procedure. If license activation does not
occur after 30 days, the user is blocked from logging into the system. The system is functional and the
services remain active. However, the user must activate the license immediately after logon to continue
using the system.
To activate your license, from the Administrator account, double-click the Windows Activation icon on
the task bar or run the following command from the Start→ Run window:
C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
To activate Windows, perform one of the following procedures:
• Activate Windows Using the Internet
• Activate Windows Using the Phone
Activating Windows Using the Internet
1
Click
Start→ Run.
2
In the
Run
window, type the following and press <Enter>:
C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a.
The
Activate Windows Wizard
window appears.
3
Select
Yes, let's activate Windows over the Internet now
, and then click
Next
.
The
Personal Registration
window appears.
4
Enter your personal registration information, and then click
Next
.
The wizard establishes a connection with an activation system, and then processes the activation request.
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