What port is used to license servers? Louise Hoffman <louise.hoffman[ at ]gmail.com> 6/11/2007 5:36:21 PM Dear readers I have been told that Vista needs to connect to a license server in order to work. Does anyone know what TCP/IP port that is? Lots of love, Louise

Re: What port is used to license servers? "Tim" <tim_at_overthere.com> 6/11/2007 8:01:07 PM I'm not an expert in such matters...but if it's really asking for a license server, it sounds like you have an enterprise or some volume license copy of Vista (i.e. not a retail version from CompUSA or Newegg). Are you installing this in a corporate environment or home? If at home, you might want to review where you got your copy of Vista and what the EULA says about how it can be used. If you have a retail version then the direct answer to your question is no, Vista does not connect to a license server in order to work (unless you are referring to the activation process). Tim "Louise Hoffman" <louise.hoffman[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181583381.474217.280950[ at ]k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Dear readers > > I have been told that Vista needs to connect to a license server in > order to work. Does anyone know what TCP/IP port that is? > > Lots of love, > Louise >

Re: What port is used to license servers? "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv[ at ]invalid.org> 6/11/2007 9:32:20 PM Louise This message only appears if you are using a Volume License Product Key. This type of key is usually sold to companies who purchase multiple copies of Vista for installation in a corporate network environment. If this describes your situation, you need to contact your system administrator for the activation procedure. Error message when you try to activate Windows Vista: "An error has occurred": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931276 -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Louise Hoffman" <louise.hoffman[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181583381.474217.280950[ at ]k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Dear readers > > I have been told that Vista needs to connect to a license server in > order to work. Does anyone know what TCP/IP port that is? > > Lots of love, > Louise >

Re: What port is used to license servers? "Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM[ at ]hotmail.com> 6/11/2007 10:31:14 PM "Louise Hoffman" <louise.hoffman[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181583381.474217.280950[ at ]k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Dear readers > > I have been told that Vista needs to connect to a license server in > order to work. Does anyone know what TCP/IP port that is? Default port is 1688, but in a KMS environment you can use whatever port you want by setting the listening port on the KMS server and specifying the custom port on the command line on the client when using SLMGR.VBS.

Re: What port is used to license servers? Louise Hoffman <louise.hoffman[ at ]gmail.com> 6/12/2007 9:52:10 PM [Quoted Text] > If you have a retail version then the direct answer to your question is no, > Vista does not connect to a license server in order to work (unless you are > referring to the activation process). I am using the version that came with my Dell. Is that retail? During the activation nothing happens, so I thought it could be something with closed TCP/IP ports. I live at a college where almost all ports a closed except port 80. So I thought if I could find the port number that Vista uses, I could ask for this port to be opened. That's what they told me in the store where I bought the computer. Hugs, Louise

Re: What port is used to license servers? "Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv[ at ]invalid.org> 6/13/2007 3:08:53 AM Louise Your best solution would be to simply use the phone-in activation option when you start the activation wizard. It takes about 5 minutes. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Louise Hoffman" <louise.hoffman[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:1181685130.950333.132620[ at ]d30g2000prg.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] >> If you have a retail version then the direct answer to your question is >> no, >> Vista does not connect to a license server in order to work (unless you >> are >> referring to the activation process). > > I am using the version that came with my Dell. Is that retail? > > During the activation nothing happens, so I thought it could be > something with closed TCP/IP ports. I live at a college where almost > all ports a closed except port 80. > > So I thought if I could find the port number that Vista uses, I could > ask for this port to be opened. That's what they told me in the store > where I bought the computer. > > Hugs, > Louise >