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The MAK tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Multiple Activation Key, a volume activation method for Windows 7 and other Microsoft products. Topics include deploying Windows 7 with MAK activation, switching from KMS to MAK keys for enterprise environments, and troubleshooting activation issues. Users share experiences with MAK keys in corporate settings, often comparing them to KMS for imaging and deployment. The tag is relevant for IT professionals managing volume licensing and activation in organizations.
This Advisory Services scenario is designed to assist the customer with the deployment of an Operating System (Windows 7) and addressing Activation questions. This support offering is primarily focused on KMS/MAK activation options.
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The short of this post is that Windows 7 Enterprise updates by default expecting a KMS server. I don't have one. I had to go through Microsoft Tech Support to change the key from KMS to MAK and then I could activate my copy of Windows 7.
I am glad I didn't reinstall. My installation disk...
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Hi!
Currently we have over 250 desktops and around 75 laptops, all running Windows XP with Office 2003 on them.
We're looking in to going over to Windows 7 with Office 2007.
We use Symantec Ghost to image our computers (we have a Select Agreement with Microsoft) and with XP it's nice and...