Installation guide

User Guide
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For a server running a Server Core installation
1. At a command prompt, type Slmgr –dli, and click OK.
Notes:
■ Windows may have been factory-activated. In this case, stop
the process when prompted to do so.
■ The Product Key can be found on the Certificate of Authen-
ticity (COA) label.
2. Type slmgr –ipk <PID>, and click OK.
*PID is your product key on the COA label.
3. Type slmgr –dti to obtain an installation ID for Windows activation, and click
OK.
4. See
%systemroot%\system32\slui\phone.inf for the phone number of the
Microsoft customer service.
5. Call the above number, inform your installation ID gained in step 3, and
receive a confirmation ID.
6. At a command prompt, type sl
mgr –atp <CID>, and click OK.
*CID is the confirmation ID that you received from the call center.
The Windows activation is complete.