KMS issue - Server 2008 kms key on Windows Server 2003?

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Paul Coen

We've got a Microsoft Campus agreement, and I'm getting our KMS set up on a
Windows 2003 R2 Server. Getting it running using our Vista KMS key was no
problem, but I couldn't get any of the server keys listed on our license to
work - all reported back as invalid when I tried to do slmgr /ipk <key>. The
Vista KMS key entered with no issues and activated.

Before I go down the route of calling the authorization center, I wanted to
make sure that this actually ought to work - using the 1.1 KMS for Server
2008 activations on a Windows Server 2003 R2 (+ sp2) system that itself is
using a current, valid VLK.
 
Hello Paul,
Yes that should work.
I would check to verify that you have KMS 1.1 not KMS 1.0 installed.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| >We've got a Microsoft Campus agreement, and I'm getting our KMS set up
on a
| >Windows 2003 R2 Server. Getting it running using our Vista KMS key was
no
| >problem, but I couldn't get any of the server keys listed on our license
to
| >work - all reported back as invalid when I tried to do slmgr /ipk <key>.
The
| >Vista KMS key entered with no issues and activated.
| >
| >Before I go down the route of calling the authorization center, I wanted
to
| >make sure that this actually ought to work - using the 1.1 KMS for
Server
| >2008 activations on a Windows Server 2003 R2 (+ sp2) system that itself
is
| >using a current, valid VLK.
| >
 
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