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Home Server Activiation problem

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About three weeks ago I installed WHS on my machine with no problems to speak of. About 5 or 6 days ago I started to get the taskbar WHS symbol displaying red with the warning that WHS would require activation in 5 days. I checked in the console and discovered I had until Aug. 8th 2009 before my activation would expire so I just didn't pay all that much attention to the problem. About two weeks ago I had the taskbar symbol give me a warning in yellow that activation would be required, but that warning went away within a day or two and all has been fine until 5 days ago.
Went to log onto the console today and it will not allow me to log on with out an activation key. I can access my folders through the web. I did some searching on the web and found one thing to check was the bios date, which I did and it is set to the correct day, month, year.
Any guidence on what to do next? I was logging on to the console to try and solve my backup issue with my desktop of 3 days and only 59% backed up. I will deal with that problem if I can get into the console again.Monday, March 16, 2009 10:20 PM
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dbleitch said:
About three weeks ago I installed WHS on my machine with no problems to speak of. About 5 or 6 days ago I started to get the taskbar WHS symbol displaying red with the warning that WHS would require activation in 5 days. I checked in the console and discovered I had until Aug. 8th 2009 before my activation would expire so I just didn't pay all that much attention to the problem. About two weeks ago I had the taskbar symbol give me a warning in yellow that activation would be required, but that warning went away within a day or two and all has been fine until 5 days ago.
Went to log onto the console today and it will not allow me to log on with out an activation key. I can access my folders through the web. I did some searching on the web and found one thing to check was the bios date, which I did and it is set to the correct day, month, year.
Any guidence on what to do next? I was logging on to the console to try and solve my backup issue with my desktop of 3 days and only 59% backed up. I will deal with that problem if I can get into the console again.
Yes, activate your 120 day eval. :) You only get 30 days unless you activate your trial license. You need to request a trial license key through Connect.- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Monday, March 16, 2009 10:56 PM
- Marked as answer by dbleitch Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:19 AM
Monday, March 16, 2009 10:56 PMModerator -
If it is the eval version, you have to get a key from the connect site and enter that.
- Marked as answer by dbleitch Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:19 AM
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dbleitch said:
Thanks so much for the information, did I miss something in the setup? I just didn't notice anything about activating the eval copy.
No, it's not mentioned during setup. However, straight from the MS WHS Download website:
4. To use the Evaluation Edition for the full 120-day period, you need to register at the Windows Home Server Connect site and acquire a product key for the Windows Home Server Evaluation Edition software.- Marked as answer by dbleitch Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:20 AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:02 AMModerator
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dbleitch said:
About three weeks ago I installed WHS on my machine with no problems to speak of. About 5 or 6 days ago I started to get the taskbar WHS symbol displaying red with the warning that WHS would require activation in 5 days. I checked in the console and discovered I had until Aug. 8th 2009 before my activation would expire so I just didn't pay all that much attention to the problem. About two weeks ago I had the taskbar symbol give me a warning in yellow that activation would be required, but that warning went away within a day or two and all has been fine until 5 days ago.
Went to log onto the console today and it will not allow me to log on with out an activation key. I can access my folders through the web. I did some searching on the web and found one thing to check was the bios date, which I did and it is set to the correct day, month, year.
Any guidence on what to do next? I was logging on to the console to try and solve my backup issue with my desktop of 3 days and only 59% backed up. I will deal with that problem if I can get into the console again.
Yes, activate your 120 day eval. :) You only get 30 days unless you activate your trial license. You need to request a trial license key through Connect.- Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Monday, March 16, 2009 10:56 PM
- Marked as answer by dbleitch Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:19 AM
Monday, March 16, 2009 10:56 PMModerator -
If it is the eval version, you have to get a key from the connect site and enter that.
- Marked as answer by dbleitch Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:19 AM
Monday, March 16, 2009 10:57 PM -
Thanks so much for the information, did I miss something in the setup? I just didn't notice anything about activating the eval copy.Monday, March 16, 2009 11:56 PM
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dbleitch said:
Thanks so much for the information, did I miss something in the setup? I just didn't notice anything about activating the eval copy.
No, it's not mentioned during setup. However, straight from the MS WHS Download website:
4. To use the Evaluation Edition for the full 120-day period, you need to register at the Windows Home Server Connect site and acquire a product key for the Windows Home Server Evaluation Edition software.- Marked as answer by dbleitch Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:20 AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:02 AMModerator -
kariya21 said:dbleitch said:
Thanks so much for the information, did I miss something in the setup? I just didn't notice anything about activating the eval copy.
No, it's not mentioned during setup. However, straight from the MS WHS Download website:
4. To use the Evaluation Edition for the full 120-day period, you need to register at the Windows Home Server Connect site and acquire a product key for the Windows Home Server Evaluation Edition software.
Where can one go to purchase the license before the 120 day period has passed? I have a lot of data on this server that I don't want to lose, so want to be 100% certain I won't have a doorstop on day 121.Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:56 AM -
Hi,
you can purchase Windows Home Server as OEM license online. Depending from your location you can try Amazon or Newegg, to name only a few.
You will need to perform a server reinstall anyway to change from the trial version to the OEM product.
Details how to do you find on this FAQ.
Best greetings from Germany
OlafTuesday, March 17, 2009 8:03 AMModerator -
Thanks for the help Olaf!Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:54 PM