Microsoft Licensing For Windows Server 2000 1

[Carlos82]

I have a 50 licenses on my server, I exceded that number so I purchased 10 more. I added those 10 more licenses using the "licensing tab" on administrative tools.
My question is " How come after adding the licenses, windows didnt prompt me to input a license key. It didnt ask me for anything, I just added 10 more so now it shows i have 60. I find that wierd, can someone help? Thanks

 

[linney]

Were the Licenses added correctly? Is there any mention of of anything relevant in the Event Viewer?

License Mode Option Is Unavailable When Adding New Licenses

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257590

Description of the License Logging Service in Windows Server operating systems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824196/en-us

 

[Davetoo]

The Licensing Manager is there simply to assist you to ensure you're in compliance, it doesn't "enforce" anything. I've turned my licensing service off on my servers because it's a PITA and not needed.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[captaincrunch00]

I agree on disabling the service. All it does is warn you in the event logs and it doesnt release licenses from people that havent worked here for 2 years and computers that are 6 years old and have been given away to a school a year ago.

Keeping paper copies is all I do. Auditors may not like it, but they dont have to deal with the program...

 

[Carlos82]

Ok guys this is odd, I purchased the licenses,I added them in the server, everything seemed ok, after 3 weeks im getting the same error message that Im going to be running out of licenses soon an I need to purchase more. How would I turn the lisence manager off. Its very annoying, everytime in log into the server is there.

 

[Davetoo]

Disable the licensing service.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[Carlos82]

How do I desable that? Im running windows server 2000

 

[Davetoo]

You open your Services snap in, stop the service, then change it to disabled.

That's basic admin fodder...

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[Carlos82]

Ok i see CA License Client, CA License Server, License logging Service. Which ones do I stop. The server one is Stopped, set to manual.

 

[Davetoo]

License Logging Service.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[Carlos82]

Thanks A lot!! Dave