Windows activation resets

[VSprague]

I have a View 5.0 environment, and I have Windows 7 desktops in floating pool. When I provission new desktops the new desktops are asking to activate. The parent is activated and I'm not using SYSPREP so I don't know why the provisioned desktops are requiring activation. I've never had this issue before with other View deployments.

[mittim12]

Are you using a MAK key or KMS activation?

[VSprague]

I am using MAK keys which I have used before without this issue.

[TomHowarth]

Have you over run your MAK Key limit?  that would trigger an activation event.  read the following MS article on MAK key activation

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/product-activation-faq.aspx

[mittim12]

As Tom said I would check the count on the MAK key.    Each recompose operations can count against the MAK license which could run it out.

[VSprague]

I have plenty of MAK activations left so that's not it.

[nzorn · Accepted solution]

Anytime you reinstall the View Agent you must modify this registry key again:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\vmware-viewcomposer-ga]
"AllowActivateMAKLicense"=dword:00000001

Might want to verify that the key is still set properly.

[Linjo]

Not sure if I understand the problem...

Why should the desktops not need to be activated?

// Linjo

[VSprague]

Thanks, that registry setting seems to have fixed it. I've never had to set that before. I'll have to remember that one.