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| Um... for those who haven't activated their Windows 8 yet, you can do it using this KMS Server i found today (thank you Google), i've tested it and it works like a charm |
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slmgr.vbs -ipk NG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4; O- S! P/ I, i& i2 S
slmgr -skms 147.134.1.42:16881 ^; Q6 [- U/ z5 L; R8 T0 ]
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Activate Windows 8 Via Phone , (I USED THIS ONE ),2 @- B o6 Q5 G" t
ANY OTHER ACTIVATION METHODS, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT (AT LEAST FOR NOW, WAITING FOR A REAL ACTIVATOR).
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* [- ~. `$ Y/ e6 g# i5 Z/ ?7 `9 w+ \UPDATE 2 (ACTIVATE VIA PHONE) : WANNA ACTIVATE WINDOWS 8 BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE MAK KEY IS STILL VALID ? THIS UTILITY WILL HELP: PID Checker. i: ^! o1 {- o5 N# U
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[strike]Ouch! too bad!! that was the last working key , waiting for new ones...[/strike]2 g1 d/ E+ z' @* T5 h/ B+ ~
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This server is also working: kms.creighton.edu:1688
& [, i- F0 s* k5 D. S; q5 Z% AAnd to activate Enterprise using this method use this key: 32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK7
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3 C- ^ \2 G% d; a9 uIT TURNED OUT THAT BOTH ARE SAME SERVER WITH DIFFERENT DNS NAME (HERE IS ANOTHER NAME : ), BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY... IT DOES THE JOB
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/ Y1 T$ k* i0 {# _2 [JUST REPLACE [KEY] WITH THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOUR VERSION :& R% i$ ~ _+ U9 b
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[li]FOR ENTERPRISE, JUST RUN "-skms" AND "-ato" COMMANDS, NO NEED FOR A KEY AS IT'S PREINSTALLED.- ~. [$ J; N6 N, U4 N6 ~4 T7 W
[/li][li]90-DAYS EVALUATION VERSION CANNOT BE ACTIVATED (NEITHER BY KMS OR PHONE), WHEN IT EXPIRES IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO RENEW OR REACTIVATE.8 e6 k/ q4 B7 y# j" n$ y( f
[/li][li]WINDOWS 8 CORE VERSION CANNOT BE ACTIVATED THROUGH KMS, SORRY[/li] HAVING PROBLEMS APPLYING THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE? EASY! YOU CAN NOW GET ACTIVATED WITH JUST ONE CLICK...USING THIS SMALL *.bat FILE
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KMS ACTIVATION DOESN'T WORK WITH WINDOWS 8 PROWMC, SO IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO UPGRADE TO PROWMC, PLEASE FIRST ACTIVATE PRO VERSION, THEN AFTER ADDING WMC USE PHONE METHOD TO GET ACTIVATED.& ]7 J3 `4 C3 [3 R6 `& M
*IF YOU MISSED PRO ACTIVATION PART, YOU'LL BE UNABLE TO INSTALL MAK KEY AFTER UPGRADING WHICH MEANS NO ACTIVATION |