Backup File Server to DAS
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@JaredBusch said:
I would still test a P2V in such a way that your current server could still be turned back on in case it does not activate.
can i run this on my windows 7 for trial, because i'm fear this script would do something on the server
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it is still production time
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@IT-ADMIN Yeah you can attempt the P2V on any system you have so you know how it is performed.
Ideally running it on your servers should only be done once you're comfortable doing that.
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@DustinB3403 -- Will that script work on any version of WIndows for the most part?
@IT-ADMIN -- You can run it on Windows 7 and see. That script doesn't actually change any thing on your computer. It just looks at some stuff in the registry and does some math things to get the key out.
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@IT-ADMIN said:
it is still production time
Yes you can run this on Windows 7 first.
all this script does is pull the cd key from the computer and convert it back into the key that was typed in during install.
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@dafyre said:
@DustinB3403 -- Will that script work on any version of WIndows for the most part?
It works on any version of Windows I have ever ran it on. Vista, 7, 8, and 10
Note: Windows 10 upgraded devices all use the same fake key. So there is no point in running it on Windows 10 unless it was installed with its own key.
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wow, i run it on my Win 7, it shows me the key
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yep, now do that on your server and you'll have the key.
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wait i will run the script on the server and tell you the result
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once you have the key, you could search google and see if anything comes up on that key. MS sometimes releases blog posts about keys they have killed due to piracy.
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great, i run the script and it shows me the key, incredible
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@IT-ADMIN said:
great, i run the script and it shows me the key, incredible
thank you very much dear @JaredBuschStill does not mean your key is valid or not. that is different. But now you at least have the informaiton available.
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so now i have the activation key thanks to @JaredBusch,, i'm ready to go
the next step is P2V, shutdown the P, run the V on my hypervisor and activate my VM with the key, Done -
@IT-ADMIN said:
so now i have the activation key thanks to @JaredBusch,, i'm ready to go
the next step is P2V, shutdown the P, run the V on my hypervisor and activate my VM with the key, DoneAnd if it fails to activate, you can just turn the P back on.
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Typically when you have to reactive you don't have to enter the key - it's already in the system. If it fails, you can try entering it manually, but I would guess it would fail again.
At that point, you could try calling to get activation, but that's up to you.
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@JaredBusch said:
@IT-ADMIN said:
great, i run the script and it shows me the key, incredible
thank you very much dear @JaredBuschStill does not mean your key is valid or not. that is different. But now you at least have the informaiton available.
what can make it not valid ?? the P is working with the same key ! and it is activated
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At the time the key was valid, but if Microsoft discovers that the key used on your server was also used on 100's of other servers, they will add the key to a black list and no new servers can activate with that key.
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@Dashrender said:
once you have the key, you could search google and see if anything comes up on that key. MS sometimes releases blog posts about keys they have killed due to piracy.
take the last 4 sections of the key and put it into google and see if you get any results that match your full key.
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@Dashrender said:
@Dashrender said:
once you have the key, you could search google and see if anything comes up on that key. MS sometimes releases blog posts about keys they have killed due to piracy.
take the last 4 sections of the key and put it into google and see if you get any results that match your full key.
you mean : xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
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yes, but your actual code, don't type a bunch of x's into google.
