Nothing sensible- I think I intimidate them :)
I was hoping that they'd pass me up the food-chain, but that hope seems forlorn now
Thanks for reminding me - I'll try posting a query somewhere else and see if that gets a better response.
Thanks Noel :)
I don't know if you know anything about licences but you may have noticed this installation uses a MAK - a legal one. On the Open Licence Details it states it is active. The start date is 2011-01-20 and the end date is 2013-01-31. Do you know if this means that after the end date it will no longer work and we would have to get another one? I was just thinking about the ultimate solution of a clean install.
Volume Licenses are subscription, is my understanding.
Unless the subscription is renewed the License will lapse, and no new activations can take place with that Key, although validation may/should still pass.
This means that any scenario requiring re-activation will require a new Key.
Once Blocked, a Key will never be re-issued.
Last edited by NoelDP; 14 Jan 2013 at 11:56. Reason: reduce likelihood of validation pass
Can you upload the complete C:\Windows\Logs\CBS folder for me, please - I may have found someone who can trawl through the history and see what can be found.
OK.
I had sent the CBS itself already but here is a up to date copy with all the other files in the folder too.
Wishing your trawler good luck!
You had sent the CBS.log file before - but there was nothing of note in it.
Hopefully the full set will include more data.
Thanks!
OK - we may be getting somewhere :)
I've got a couple of small scripts for you to run in Powershell (!)
I'll put the instruction for opening Powershell at the end.
Copy/paste each script (one at a time!) into the Powershell window - there will be a short lag, and then you'll get a mess of output (hopefully). Copy the output from each script to a separate reply, using the method in the instructions below.
(note that I've added a CLS clear screen command at the front of each script - so if you run them both at the same time, you'll only see the results from the second)
Code:cls $wmiObj = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass SoftwareLicensingProduct $LicenseStats = @("Unlicensed", "Licensed", "OOBGrace", "OOTGrace", "NonGenuineGrace", "Notification", "ExtendedGrace") foreach($p in $wmiObj.GetInstances()) { "Name: {0}" -f $p.Name "GenuineStatus: {0}" -f ($p.GenuineStatus -eq 0) "LicenseStatus: {0}" -f $LicenseStats[$p.LicenseStatus] "PartialProductKey: {0}" -f $p.PartialProductKey "ProductKeyID: {0}" -f $p.ProductKeyID "ValidationURL: {0}" -f $p.ValidationURL "--------------------------------`n" }
#2
Code:cls $wmiObj = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass SoftwareLicensingProduct $wmiProperties = $wmiObj.Properties "{0} Properties:`n" -f $wmiProperties.count foreach ($obj in $wmiProperties) { "`tProperty Name: {0}" -f $obj.Name }
Here are some instructions to make life easier :)
1) To open an Elevated PowerShell, click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Windows PowerShell – then right-click on Windows PowerShell, and select Run as Administrator. Accept the UAC prompt.
2) To run the commands easier, highlight the block of commands, and right-click on the highlight – select Copy. In the PS Window, click on the blue/white icon at top left – select Paste. The commands will run but may not complete the last command, so hit the Enter Key once.
3) To copy the results... click on the Blue/white icon in the top left, and select Edit... 'Select All', and hit the Enter key - then use Ctrl+V or r-click+Paste to paste it into your response.
(almost identical to the CMD prompt)
Hi Noel, this looks like interesting stuff!
There was a problem with the first script. See below.
Code:PS C:\Users\admin> $wmiObj = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass SoftwareLicensingProduct PS C:\Users\admin> $LicenseStats = @("Unlicensed", "Licensed", "OOBGrace", "OOTGrace", "NonGenuineGrace", "Notification" , "ExtendedGrace") PS C:\Users\admin> foreach($p in $wmiObj.GetInstances()) >> { >> "Name: {0}" -f $p.Name >> "GenuineStatus: {0}" -f ($p.GenuineStatus -eq 0) >> "LicenseStatus: {0}" -f $LicenseStats[$p.LicenseStatus] >> "PartialProductKey: {0}" -f $p.PartialProductKey >> "ProductKeyID: {0}" -f $p.ProductKeyID >> "ValidationURL: {0}" -f $p.ValidationURL >> "--------------------------------`n" >> } >> Name: Windows(R) 7, OCUR add-on for Ultimate,HomePremium,Enterprise,Professional,ServerHomePremium,Embedded GenuineStatus: True LicenseStatus: Unlicensed PartialProductKey: ProductKeyID: ValidationURL: -------------------------------- An error occurred while enumerating through a collection: . At line:1 char:8 + foreach <<<< ($p in $wmiObj.GetInstances()) + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Manageme...bjectEnumerator:ManagementObjectEnumerator) [], Run timeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadEnumeration PS C:\Users\admin> PS C:\Users\admin>
Maybe that was supposed to happen?
The second one worked OK, I think.
Code:PS C:\Users\admin> $wmiObj = New-Object System.Management.ManagementClass SoftwareLicensingProduct PS C:\Users\admin> $wmiProperties = $wmiObj.Properties PS C:\Users\admin> "{0} Properties:`n" -f $wmiProperties.count 44 Properties: PS C:\Users\admin> PS C:\Users\admin> foreach ($obj in $wmiProperties) >> { >> "`tProperty Name: {0}" -f $obj.Name >> } >> Property Name: ApplicationID Property Name: Description Property Name: DiscoveredKeyManagementServiceMachineName Property Name: DiscoveredKeyManagementServiceMachinePort Property Name: EvaluationEndDate Property Name: ExtendedGrace Property Name: GenuineStatus Property Name: GracePeriodRemaining Property Name: ID Property Name: IsKeyManagementServiceMachine Property Name: KeyManagementServiceCurrentCount Property Name: KeyManagementServiceFailedRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServiceLicensedRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServiceMachine Property Name: KeyManagementServiceNonGenuineGraceRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServiceNotificationRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServiceOOBGraceRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServiceOOTGraceRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServicePort Property Name: KeyManagementServiceProductKeyID Property Name: KeyManagementServiceTotalRequests Property Name: KeyManagementServiceUnlicensedRequests Property Name: LicenseDependsOn Property Name: LicenseFamily Property Name: LicenseIsAddon Property Name: LicenseStatus Property Name: LicenseStatusReason Property Name: MachineURL Property Name: Name Property Name: OfflineInstallationId Property Name: PartialProductKey Property Name: ProcessorURL Property Name: ProductKeyID Property Name: ProductKeyURL Property Name: RequiredClientCount Property Name: TokenActivationAdditionalInfo Property Name: TokenActivationCertificateThumbprint Property Name: TokenActivationGrantNumber Property Name: TokenActivationILID Property Name: TokenActivationILVID Property Name: TrustedTime Property Name: UseLicenseURL Property Name: VLActivationInterval Property Name: VLRenewalInterval PS C:\Users\admin>
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