The solution is to:
- click START (gets you to the tiles)
- type RUN
- type slui 3 and press ENTER
- yes, SLUI: which stands for SOFTWARE LICENSING USER INTERFACE
- SLUI 1 brings up the activation status window
- SLUI 2 brings up the activation window
- SLUI 3 brings up the CHANGE PRODUCT KEY window
- SLUI 4 brings up the CALL MICROSOFT & MANUALLY ACTIVATE window
- yes, SLUI: which stands for SOFTWARE LICENSING USER INTERFACE
- Type in your product key
- Have a nice day.
See the screen shots below.
I just downloaded my Windows 8 Enterprise from Technet / MSDN, wiped the hard drive on my brand new Acer Timeline X, and installed it. I did the same thing with an identical Acer Time Line but on that unit, I had yanked the hard disk and installed a spanky new Kingston V200+ SSD. Both of these laptops had the same problems:
- When I tried to activate them they showed “Windows Can’t Be Activated Right Now” DNS error 0x8007232b
- There was no link to CHANGE THE PRODUCT KEY
SLUI came out with Windows Vista and if you want more details you might find support.microsoft.com/kb/921471 useful 🙂
58 Comments
Alko Sdsge · February 4, 2014 at 3:38 am
The software licencing service determined that there is no permission to run this software.
Tried all:-
TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF
MBFBV-W3DP2-2MVKN-PJCQD-KKTF7
WWKTN-FQFKB-MP8QJ-BT29X-9HFDW
Tried all activators.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Ian Matthews · February 5, 2014 at 9:18 pm
If these are keys you found on the internet, Microsoft has almost certainly flagged them. You need a real purchased key. If the keys you posted are ones you purchased, please get back to me and ask me to remove them and then call Microsoft to get them to activate one of them over the phone.
shubham · June 15, 2014 at 9:44 am
Dowload this Keyfinder Magical Jelly Bean and you can see your product key. Now open windows and right click command prompt and choose ‘Run as administrator’ and type this command slmgr.vbs -ipk “YOUR PRODUCT KEY”
http://danblee.com/windows-cant-activate-right-now-error-message-when-trying-to-activate-windows-8/comment-page-1/#comment-9929
amit · January 21, 2014 at 5:21 am
when i exceuted slui 4 command only see united states only so pls suggest for activation windows 2008 server r2 addtion
Ian Matthews · February 5, 2014 at 9:24 pm
Sorry, I have not seen this problem on Server 08 R2.
Maninderjeet Singh · December 25, 2013 at 8:03 am
thnx Slui 3 Works…….
but i dont have a key
can you plz send me the product key of window 8 pro
Ian Matthews · December 26, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Hi Maniderjeet;
You might find this useful: http://www.urtech.ca/2013/06/solved-missing-windows-8-coa-certificate-of-authenticity-cd-key/
rey · November 10, 2013 at 2:26 am
mate, this what the dialog box popout after i entred the key…
invalid product key
the following failure occurred trying to use the product key:
code:
0xC004F013
description:
the software licensing service determined that there is no permission to rub the software
plz help thanks
Ian Matthews · December 23, 2013 at 3:47 am
If I had to guess, I would say to confirm your version. It sounds like your copy of Windows is trying to use a corporate license service.
pradeep · September 25, 2013 at 10:34 pm
this helped. thanx a lot.
Fritze Ong · September 12, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Please help me!! When I did the Slui 3, it says that my code is corrected. But, whenever I proceed to activate it, this pops up! “The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.” Please help!!
Ian Matthews · September 15, 2013 at 3:21 pm
That means you are trying to use a corporate key. KEY MANAGEMENT SERVICE is Windows Activation Service for companies. The idea is, companies can have their PC’s activate inside the company to a KMS server and that KMS server periodically reports back to Microsoft’s activation systems to make sure all is as expected. KMS keys have exactly the same format as standard keys but they only activate against KMS servers. If you are a company and you have been given KMS keys but do not want to run a KMS Server, you can call Microsoft and they WILL issue you standard keys.
Maha · August 13, 2013 at 12:43 am
What if you have the same problem but you don’t have a key (my windows 8 came with the laptop and I don’t have a key)?
Ian Matthews · August 19, 2013 at 10:38 pm
That is an interesting problem. Windows 8 has the option to ship without a key… this is nuts but if gives Microsoft a way to massively reduce theft and costs while also guarantying extra sales a people can’t find keys for repaired product like in the case of a failed hard drive. For details see: http://www.urtech.ca/2013/06/solved-missing-windows-8-coa-certificate-of-authenticity-cd-key/
Karen Mayberry · May 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm
That activation watermark was driving me nuts. It’s gone now! Your solution worked for me. Thanks!
Daniel Radeschi · March 28, 2013 at 3:46 pm
It says “DNS request not supported by name server”.
Error code: 0x8007232c
Please help me.
Ian Matthews · April 15, 2013 at 8:57 pm
You might want to look at http://social.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/genuinevista/thread/9aa8a301-eb5d-4b58-9039-0483e52df321/
I was not aware that Key Management (KMS) version was different… but their it is
Roohan · March 17, 2013 at 7:38 pm
Thanks!! Now why the f**k did they have to bury it like that? MEH.
J · February 6, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Thanks bruh.
hesham · January 13, 2013 at 5:50 pm
thanx alot that is much appreciated 😀
Alro · November 27, 2012 at 10:59 am
Thanks, worked for me using Win8 Pro 64Bit on Acer A722 Netbook.
Matthew Platte · November 26, 2012 at 11:11 pm
?? Wasn’t the “bowser” spelling present in the NT 4.x event viewer? Or maybe I’m just too sleepy… 🙂
Hoss · November 12, 2014 at 9:23 am
not a typo:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/larryosterman/archive/2006/03/14/551368.aspx
scott · September 1, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Thank you. That fixed the problem. Now I remember Windows Vista did the same thing when released on Technet. And look in eventvwr, they mispelled a word so we’ve got references to the bowser service; they forgot an r.
Scott
Hoss · November 12, 2014 at 9:23 am
“Bowser” is not a typo. It was done intentionally.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/larryosterman/archive/2006/03/14/551368.aspx