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Click the Windows button and type "CMD" in the run bar.
Click the Windows button and type "CMD" in the run bar.


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[[Image:Windows_bar.png]]


*:cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms kms.umd.edu:1688
*:cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms kms.umd.edu:1688

Revision as of 15:07, 6 June 2012

Please note that you need to be either on campus or on the VPN to activate. This tutorial also assumes you have already have a network connection established.


Activation

Click the Windows button and type "CMD" in the run bar.

Windows bar.png

  • cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms kms.umd.edu:1688
  • cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk 33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH
  • cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato


After these commands have run, the Key Management Server should have activated your windows 7 computer.

If you are unable to activate, please see the message at the top of this page and contact UMIACS staff with information about your problem.