Vista Enterprise Volume Activation Error 0x8007232B

July 13, 2007

I've been trying to activate my corporate Vista Enterprise license, as I reinstalled Vista in 64 bits mode. I tried to activate online and I met this error message from Windows Activation utility:

Code:
0x8007232B

Description:
DNS name does not exist.

First I thought that my proxy or firewall settings were wrong. However, the reason for this error is that Vista volume license images ship with a generic Product Key. You have to change this product key to match your company's MAK (Multiple Activation Key).

I changed it and Vista activation was a breeze. If only Microsoft would change the nondescript error message with something like "Your Product Key has not been set. Please enter your Volume MAK key". Maybe in SP1?


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