Hi,

How to handle KMS/MAK product keys in autounattend.xml ?

When i enter Vol license key in product key section of winpe, setup throws an error "The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key...."

How to handle this?

Thanks in advance..

MAK key add in in specialize not in winpe

Thank you..

Is it just sufficient to add the key in specialize section as below or do need to do something more.

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ComputerName>ComputerNam</ComputerName>

<ProductKey>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX</ProductKey>

</component>

</settings>

yes thats where its needed

It also works if you put the default install key into the WinPE phase, and then the MAK key in specialize.

http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/11/default-keys-for-vista-and-windows-7-deployment/

Thank you..

It works without error when KMS/MAK key is provided in specialize phase. Does 2008 get automatically licensed after OS comes up or do we need to something more to make in active.

Regards..

I've only made one image with a MAK key in it and that was on Monday. I did a test and sysprep the OS, but it said I needed to manually activate. I am not allowed to activate KMS keys because they aren't ours so I didn't see if it needed to be online to do it or not.

I specify our MAK or KMS keys in both the WinPE and Specialize passes, under Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup <ProductKey></ProductKey> and Microsoft-Windows-Setup <Key></Key>. Windows will automatically activate within a few days using the key provided during install.