Q. How do I use the command line to set the Windows Server 2008 product key for activation?

John Savill

June 18, 2008

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A. Use the slmgr.vbs script and the -ipk switch to set the Server 2008 product key for activation, as in the following example:

cscript slmgr.vbs -ipk "(product key)"

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