Re: Server 2008 Activation problem - Error code 0x80072558

Hello Lanwench,
MSDN is using Volume License media for Windows Server 2008.
The MSDN product key for Windows Server 2008 is a MAK product key
| >> Error Code 0x80072558
| >> Description:
| >> DNS name contains an invalid character.
This error message means the default installation key for volume license is
installed on that machine.
When default key is installed ( VL installs this key by default) goes to
activate it queries DNS for locating a KMS host machine.
It queries for DNS for _VLMCS (KMS host name is what is expected)
It's getting a response, however the data in the response not valid.
So the DNS is server has a value for this but it's not a valid response.
Since this is MSDN, the odds are there isn't a KMS host machine available.
So the user more than likely needs to enter his MSDN key which is a MAK
product key.


Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| >Subject: Re: Server 2008 Activation problem - Error code 0x80072558
| >Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:59:32 -0500
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| >Raj <rnmalhotra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| >> I recently installed Windows Server 2008, using a MSDN Volume
| >> License.
| >
| >There's no such thing - volume licenses are not MSDN :-)
| >
| >> Now every few days, windows tries to activate itself and fails. The
| >> error I get is
| >>
| >> Error Code 0x80072558
| >> Description:
| >> DNS name contains an invalid character.
| >>
| >>
| >> Do I even need to activate, since I installed from a MSDN CD with a
| >> volume license?
| >
| >Yes, you do.
| >>
| >> If I do, how do I activate my Windows License?
| >
| >I haven't seen the error you're gettingbefore, but what's your DNS name?
| >>
| >>
| >> Any and all help appreciated.
| >>
| >>
| >> Best,
| >>
| >>
| >> Raj.
| >
| >
| >
| >

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