Cris
Thu Mar 13 02:57:56 CDT 2008
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This group is for the older versions of SBS. You may get more response =
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the SBS 2003 Newsgroup.
SBS public Newsgroups:
SBS 4.x: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz
SBS 2000: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
SBS 2003: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
if your current news server does not carry these groups you should
be able to connect directly to news.microsoft.com
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Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]
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MVPs Do Not Work for Microsoft
Please do not contact me directly regarding issues
"TunaFish" <TunaFish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message =
news:2022DC75-76A2-4542-97D6-6528C4CC86F9@microsoft.com...
Due to a server failure I tried starting up the server in safe mode, =
that=20
didn't work. Next I used the original Windows install CD to do a =
re-install=20
of Windows SBS 2003 R2 (not a full install).
However, when I enter the login details of the Administrator in the =
logon=20
screen, the folowing message is displayed: "A problem is preventing =
Windows=20
from accurately checking the status of the licence for this computer. =
To=20
proceed, your copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft. Do you =
want=20
to activate now?".
If I click 'yes' I am redirected tot the login screen.
If I click 'no' I am redirected to the login screen.
If I click 'cancel' the computer shuts down.
The above means that there seems to be no way to bypass this =
activation check.
The strange thing is that the clients are able to login to the server.
The
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310794/en-us solution on the =
Microsoft=20
support site doesn't work since the following files aren't present:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
Hoping for a solution!
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<DIV>This group is for the older versions of SBS. You may get more =
response in <BR>the SBS 2003 Newsgroup.<BR><BR>SBS public =
Newsgroups:<BR><BR>SBS=20
4.x: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz<BR>SBS 2000:=20
microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000<BR>SBS 2003:=20
microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs<BR><BR>if your current news server =
does not=20
carry these groups you should<BR>be able to connect directly to=20
news.microsoft.com<BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna [SBS -=20
MVP]<BR>-----------------------------------------------------------<BR>MV=
Ps Do=20
Not Work for Microsoft<BR>Please do not contact me directly regarding=20
issues</DIV>
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<DIV>"TunaFish" <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:TunaFish@discussions.microsoft.com">TunaFish@discussions.m=
icrosoft.com</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:2022DC75-76A2-4542-97D6-6528C4CC86F9@microsoft.com">news:202=
2DC75-76A2-4542-97D6-6528C4CC86F9@microsoft.com</A>...</DIV>Due=20
to a server failure I tried starting up the server in safe mode, that=20
<BR>didn't work. Next I used the original Windows install CD to do a=20
re-install <BR>of Windows SBS 2003 R2 (not a full =
install).<BR><BR>However,=20
when I enter the login details of the Administrator in the logon =
<BR>screen,=20
the folowing message is displayed: "A problem is preventing Windows =
<BR>from=20
accurately checking the status of the licence for this computer. To=20
<BR>proceed, your copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft. Do =
you=20
want <BR>to activate now?".<BR><BR>If I click 'yes' I am redirected =
tot the=20
login screen.<BR><BR>If I click 'no' I am redirected to the login=20
screen.<BR><BR>If I click 'cancel' the computer shuts down.<BR><BR>The =
above=20
means that there seems to be no way to bypass this activation=20
check.<BR><BR>The strange thing is that the clients are able to login =
to the=20
server.<BR><BR>The <A=20
=
href=3D"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310794/en-us">http://support.micr=
osoft.com/kb/310794/en-us</A>=20
solution on the Microsoft <BR>support site doesn't work since the =
following=20
files aren't=20
=
present:<BR><BR>HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Provi=
ders<BR>HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers<BR>=
<BR>Hoping=20
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