2010/05/12

Volume Activation Deployment Guide

Volume Activation Deployment Guide

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Converting Retail Editions to Volume Activation
Retail editions of Windows 7 Professional and Windows Server 2008 R2 can be converted to KMS clients, provided that the organization has acquired the appropriate volume licenses and conforms to the Product Use Rights. To convert Windows 7 Professional and all editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 from retail to a KMS client, skip the Product Key page during operating system installation. When installation is complete, open an elevated Command Prompt window and type:

Slmgr.vbs /ipk