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"Online activation cannot be completed at this time" on all our deployed systems!

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I'm a system builder and for the past three days, *none* of our systems have been able to activate online - we receive "Online activation cannot be completed at this time". We assumed Microsoft's activation servers were offline, as attempts to complete a phone activation result in disgustingly high hold times which eventually result in disconnections after waiting around a 1/2 hour.
However, after reading a few other threads, I was wondering if this is related to our slipstreaming SP3 into our OPK deployment. Is there a bug in SP3 relating to OPK deployment?
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:13 PM
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williamgault,
From what I understand, service packs don't require the Windows Genuine Advantage notifier to be be on the system indicating if the machines are genuine or not. It's possible that what needs to be activated online is something else or that the network might have been temporarily down.
Please download and run this tool: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 (make sure you do this as administrator) run the tool and copy and paste the results back onto this thread to take a closer look one of the machines.
Lori MS
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:13 PM
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williamgault,
From what I understand, service packs don't require the Windows Genuine Advantage notifier to be be on the system indicating if the machines are genuine or not. It's possible that what needs to be activated online is something else or that the network might have been temporarily down.
Please download and run this tool: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 (make sure you do this as administrator) run the tool and copy and paste the results back onto this thread to take a closer look one of the machines.
Lori MS
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:13 PM -
Lori, thank you for responding. It might not have been clear in the above post, but this is after resealing the OPK install and the end user is booting up for the first time... so it is expected that the end user will have to authorize the system. Prior to slipstreaming SP3 into the configuration set, SP2 authorizations went successfully.
I'll run the tool on the next system I encounter tomorrow... and possibly diagnose things further.Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:19 AM -
Hopefully I can still get help on this issue. I apologize for taking so long to respond, but we became so busy and discontinued deploying XP w/SP3 as this activation issue was causing us too much trouble. Now that I have more time on my hands, I'm looking back into the issue.
I've run the utility and I've received the following results:
Diagnostic Report (1.7.0095.0):
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WGA Data-->
Validation Status: Not Activated
Validation Code: 1
Online Validation Code: N/A
Cached Validation Code: N/A
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-KXWPQ-WFTCJ-2VWDT
Windows Product Key Hash: spOkqp+OloxUMKkcAt4p3VnbAys=
Windows Product ID: 55274-OEM-2215173-13502
Windows Product ID Type: 3
Windows License Type: OEM System Builder
Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010100.3.0.pro
CSVLK Server: N/A
CSVLK PID: N/A
ID: {CC0AF8D4-C841-4C62-BD64-7BB426E20B84}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
WGA Version: Registered, 1.7.69.2
Signed By: Microsoft
Product Name: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Build lab: N/A
TTS Error: N/A
Validation Diagnostic: 025D1FF3-171-1_025D1FF3-179-2_025D1FF3-199-3
Resolution Status: N/AWgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A
Version: N/AWGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WGATray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: Registered, 1.6.28.0
Signed By: Microsoft
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-171-1_025D1FF3-179-2_025D1FF3-199-3Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: AllowedFile Scan Data-->
Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{CC0AF8D4-C841-4C62-BD64-7BB426E20B84}</UGUID><Version>1.7.0095.0</Version><OS>5.1.2600.2.00010100.3.0.pro</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-2VWDT</PKey><PID>55274-OEM-2215173-13502</PID><PIDType>3</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-2835957081-787723440-2380347086</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Hewlett-Packard</Manufacturer><Model>hp workstation xw8000</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Phoenix Technologies Ltd.</Manufacturer><Version>JQ.W1.14US </Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="32"/><Date>20040826000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>8FE734DF01842062</HWID><UserLCID>1009</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time(GMT-05:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>2</stat><msppid></msppid><name> </name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><BRT/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>A few of us have posted to the official OEM system builder forums, however they seem to have been abandoned by Microsoft personel since Vista was released. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 4:58 PM -
William,
Interesting situation. To my knowledge there isn't a problem with the activation server. Let me do some research into this situation and touch back with you.
Stephen Holm
WGA Forum Volunteer
Monday, June 23, 2008 2:21 AM -
William,
I did some more research. Have you read "After you create Windows XP Service Pack 3 slipstreamed media, your product key is not accepted" located @ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950722 ?
Stephen Holm
WGA Forum Volunteer
Monday, June 23, 2008 8:33 AM -
Is there no way to fix this without a reinstall of the OS?!
I'm having the same issue and reinstalling the OS would be a major plain at this stage.Monday, June 23, 2008 5:12 PM -
Monkeyman,
Please post in a separate post. This will allow everyone to provide you with detailed information. Please also share with us all the particular details you are experiencing.
Thank you,
Stephen Holm
WGA Forum Volunteer
Monday, June 23, 2008 5:25 PM -
Stephen,
I appreciate your response. This behaviour occurs after a sysprep reseal, so the end user is greeted by the request to enter a product key and then activate their product. So, this is *their* product key, a new product key. I've tried both SP2c product keys and pre-SP2c product keys, and both respond with, "Online activation cannot be completed at this time." Phone activation will work, however it's very time consuming and annoying.
There are others on the official Microsoft OEM System Builder support forums that are also experiencing this problem, and have gone back to SP2 deployment, however I'd prefer my clients have all the latest patches and updates before using their system. Also, our repair department uses our deployment set to properly install Windows XP 'the microsoft' way (as opposed to using integrated or nlited discs) on systems with valid product keys.
Perhaps there's an updated sysprep, or some other aspect of the OPK Preinstallation tools that I require?
Thank you,
William Gault
Monday, June 23, 2008 6:12 PM -
William,
Unfortunately I don't have a good answer
. Below are two forums that are better geared for this question. Use the search function on both sites and maybe you can located the answer. If not please post the same information again but in these forums for a resolution. I would be interested in the outcome.
Take care
Stephen Holm
WGA Forum Volunteer
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?SiteID=17
Monday, June 23, 2008 6:46 PM