Activation of new Windows 7 installs is currently failing, due to our license limit being reached. EECS Staff have already contacted campus, who has contacted SHI (the Microsoft reseller for UCB). We hope to have the limit increased soon, so activations of Windows 7 can proceed normally.
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Microsoft Licensing
Microsoft licensing
Problems Activating Windows 7 or Microsoft Project
New installs of Windows 7 (either using WDS network install or a DVD install) or of Microsoft Project (available on WINSWW) require activation of their license over the network.
Coincidentally, the license keys for both of these products have reached the limit set for our usage, so activation attempts are failing. We have already made requests to SHI (our campus software and license provider) to increase the limits set on our Multiple Activation Key (MAK) licenses, and hope to have resolution soon.
Microsoft Project should continue to work for up to 30 days without activation. Windows 7, unfortunately, may only work normally for 3 days unless activation completes.
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