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Hi everyone
I've been running windows server 2016 for a few years now. Recently I had to reinstall the OS and start from scratch because of instability problems.
I downloaded a current version of the 2016 server evaluation copy installed it, along with a few needed drivers for networking ect, then tried to convert it to an activated retail copy with this CMD command : DISM /online /Set-Edition:<edition ID> /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula --> I remember doing this before about a year ago and it seemed to be working the way I remembered. It doesn't show any error codes and at one point said product key installed successfully and after a small wait asked for me to reboot.
So yeah, not working. I've searched these forums and just some general google searches and this is what I've tried to do and the results
In cmd running slmgr.vbs says I have server standard and in the description its the retail channel.
In settings -> activation it says the product key used on this PC didn't work with this edition of windows. blah blah blah enter in a new one or buy another.
Any help would be great. I've called Microsoft for help and woof what a nightmare. I got disconnected 3 times from support and one guy asked for a 500 dollar payment to create an "incident" whatever that means....
Thanks
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I've been running windows server 2016 for a few years now. Recently I had to reinstall the OS and start from scratch because of instability problems.
I downloaded a current version of the 2016 server evaluation copy installed it, along with a few needed drivers for networking ect, then tried to convert it to an activated retail copy with this CMD command : DISM /online /Set-Edition:<edition ID> /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula --> I remember doing this before about a year ago and it seemed to be working the way I remembered. It doesn't show any error codes and at one point said product key installed successfully and after a small wait asked for me to reboot.
So yeah, not working. I've searched these forums and just some general google searches and this is what I've tried to do and the results
In cmd running slmgr.vbs says I have server standard and in the description its the retail channel.
In settings -> activation it says the product key used on this PC didn't work with this edition of windows. blah blah blah enter in a new one or buy another.
Any help would be great. I've called Microsoft for help and woof what a nightmare. I got disconnected 3 times from support and one guy asked for a 500 dollar payment to create an "incident" whatever that means....
Thanks
Continue reading...