Article ID: 256854 - Last Review: March 29, 2007 - Revision: 3.4 Terminal Services OEM License Server Activation Does Not Validate PIN or Recognize License Server IDThis article was previously published under Q256854 SYMPTOMS The Windows 2000 update, "Terminal Services OEM License
Server Activation Failure", addresses a license server activation problem that
occurs only on servers obtained through Microsoft Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) and configured with the Terminal Services Licensing
service. The following error message occurs if you are activating the license server by using the Internet Connection method: The Licensing wizard cannot complete the license server
activation process. The PIN is not valid for this License Server. Click Back,
and then compare the Product ID with the Product ID in your e-mail. If the
problem persists, try using a different connection method. The Licensing wizard is unable to verify the license
server ID. Check that you have entered the correct ID for this server and retry
this operation. Message Number: 0x57. CAUSE The Windows 2000 Terminal Services OEM license server
activation does not verify the activation certificate obtained from the
Microsoft Clearinghouse. Therefore, an OEM Windows 2000-based server cannot be
activated as a Terminal Services license server with the Microsoft
Clearinghouse server. RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service
pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 260910
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/
)
How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The Windows 2000 recommended update, "Terminal
Services OEM License Server Activation Failure", is available on the Microsoft
Windows Update Web site (http://Windowsupdate.microsoft.com
(http://Windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
).
You can also download this recommended update (for installation later or on a
different computer) from the following Microsoft Web sites: Collapse this image  Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image Collapse this image If you require only the hotfix that resolves this specific issue (instead of the entire Windows 2000 service pack), please contact Microsoft Product Support Services. NOTE: OEM build of Windows 2000 server with SP1 "streamlined" in, may not update Windows 2000 Server version of "Lserver.exe". Customer verified that the OEM build with SP1 streamlined in had version "5.0.2181.1, 12/4/1999" installed, the version in Windows 2000 Server. This should have been updated to "5.0.2195.1234" by Service Pack 1. This can be resolved by installing SP1 from: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2000/bb735341.aspx
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/2000/bb735341.aspx)
STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1. MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information about how to
install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 249149
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/
)
Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes
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