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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 |
 , so hurry before it goes down |
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INSTRUCTIONS:7 v# Z; {& f+ t# k
CMD (as admin)
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slmgr.vbs -ipk NG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4
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slmgr.vbs -ato$ Z( H a" p" p3 L: [
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UPDATE 1: PLEASE NOTICE THAT KMS ACTIVATION IS VALID ONLY FOR 180 DAYS, AND YOU CAN RENEW IT, SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT ACTIVATION, THIS TUTORIAL MIGHT HELP:
. i& L6 O: F5 t/ s0 O dActivate Windows 8 Via Phone , (I USED THIS ONE ),
" ?9 ^* p# [: \6 p! AANY OTHER ACTIVATION METHODS, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT (AT LEAST FOR NOW, WAITING FOR A REAL ACTIVATOR).) v. O) ^7 h0 |" j6 N7 z
ONE MORE THING, YOU CAN ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR ACTIVATION, FOR LATER USE...
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% d9 |% n/ {9 X( ~& o' SUPDATE 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) ?6 n7 R9 ^' S& M3 \* k* H! X
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[strike]Ouch! too bad!! that was the last working key , waiting for new ones...[/strike]! e3 H2 O! D& T
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alexmartz710, on 07 October 2012 - 01:38 AM, said:5 t' Q2 Y6 P% f( n) B2 J
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This server is also working: kms.creighton.edu:1688
; q/ r0 `. e) g- @( \" c4 TAnd to activate Enterprise using this method use this key: 32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK7( m- m/ V# c( J2 \, q
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3 c5 u) ]$ r0 U; KIT 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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UPDATE 4 : WINDOWS 8 KMS KEYS' J5 v6 P; ]& F9 r; @! L$ B
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Windows 8 Professional | NG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4 | Windows 8 Professional N | XCVCF-2NXM9-723PB-MHCB7-2RYQQ | Windows 8 Enterprise | 32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK7 | Windows 8 Enterprise N | JMNMF-RHW7P-DMY6X-RF3DR-X2BQT |
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8 P; O* K" ]6 u7 R0 e* ^+ j) i" XJUST REPLACE [KEY] WITH THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOUR VERSION :
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[li]FOR ENTERPRISE, JUST RUN "-skms" AND "-ato" COMMANDS, NO NEED FOR A KEY AS IT'S PREINSTALLED.
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[/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 ) }# L- {( Z7 @5 D! |8 w( x
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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.
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