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Windows Vista Mini KMS Server
This is a ~600MB cut down version of a Server 2008 KMS for activating Windows Vista Business or Enterprise. You need to install VMWare to use it. Instructions are included.
Some other notes cribbed from elsewhere:
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![]() - The mini Vista KMS is for the purpose to run as KMS to activate 1 or more Windows Vista clients only. Some note about this mini KMS server:
- Users need an administrator account to log on to Windows Vista KMS. The administrator account in BinBin with password as 123. The password is for remote control or remote desktop access, and disable automatic logon in Windows Vista can further save resources.
- After shutting down the Windows Vista virtual machine, the VMWare will automatically restore the virtual machine to its original state. This preference can be changed in advance configuration settings.
swap.vmdk file is not necessary if you�re using restore feature. Deleting swap.vmdk will cause pagefile.sys to be placed on C drive, indirectly cause kms.vmdk to grow bigger. However, if you�re using state restore feature, this won�t cause any problem.
- The default resolution of KMS VM in Display Settings is set to low at 800�600 pixels with 2MB available graphics memory in order to reduce resource consumption. To change this settings, simply edit the VMWare configuration file (kms.vmx) and delete all settings starts with svga (svga.*).
- You can add a CD-ROM drive with VMWare Workstation. If you�re using VMWare Player, simply edit the VMware configuration file (with .vmx extension), and locate the line of with the text of ide1:0.present=�FALSE�. Modify the �FALSE� to �TRUE�.
- The KMS VM network interface is defaulted to NAT interface and not connected. This behavior must be changed in the network card driver of VMWare configuration file before the KMS image is booted up to provide activation service. Edit the .vmx file, set the value of �ethernet0.connectionType� to �bridged� (current value is �nat�). Beside, locate also the line of text ethernet0.startConnected=�FALSE�, and modify the �FALSE� to �TRUE� for network interface to automatic connect.
- Windows Vista and VMWare built-in firewalls have been disabled or simplified. If you want to serve the KMS service to the public over the Internet, you�re recommended to start the virtual machine with NAT network interface, and utilize the router�s port forwarding feature.
- Windows Vista Event Viewer unable to use because it needs Microsoft .NET Framework. However, you can use other Windows Vista client to remotely access and check the events on this Vista Virtual Machine.
Windows Vista Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) has been disabled or simplied, and this cause users unable to execute and run slmgr.vbs in this mini KMS server.
- The time zone of the mini Vista KMS server cannot be changed (currently set to GMT-08:00 Pacific Time (US & Canada), if not the KMS will be ineffective.
- If you face the error that the n count of the KMS is insufficient, set back the date of the KMS server to 12/9/2006 (9 December 2006). You can simply restart VMWare virtual machine if you set the VMWare to auto restore the VM to original state.
- Windows Vista clients and KMS server do not need to have the same date or time. |
~300MB
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http://rapidshare.com/files/179913811/Vista.MINI-KMS.Server.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/179927720/Vista.MINI-KMS.Server.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/179931116/Vista.MINI-KMS.Server.part3.rar | |
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