Locked project 2010 activation?

  • Tuesday, October 04, 2011 1:16 PM
     
     
    how do we get past the max number of license activations errors on Project?

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  • Wednesday, October 05, 2011 4:10 PM
     
     
    Hi, can you please provide more detail about what is the error you are seeing? Also, is this Project Server 2007 or 2010?
    Federico Kolliker Frers - MSFT
  • Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:09 PM
     
     

    Hi Federico,

    I suppose you did not receive further details from Crowk.

    I have the same problem.

    I've just downloaded and installed TFS and PS VM and ALL Microsoft Office Professional 2010 products are unlicensed. When asked to online activate the products trought Microsoft Activation Wizard, I received the message "your copy of Microsoft <product name> Professional 2010 cannot be activated  because the specified Product Key has already been activated the maximum number of times permitted for your software licenses....".

     

    Could you help?

     

    Thanks,

    Carlos Andrade

  • Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:48 PM
     
     
    Hi Carlos, can you provide the link you downloaded the VM from?
    Federico Kolliker Frers - MSFT
  • Monday, July 30, 2012 6:34 PM
     
     

    Hi,

    I have the same problem too.

    I downloaded the VM in http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22267 about Team Foundation and Project Server Integration.

    Thanks,

    Cristiano Gome

  • Tuesday, July 31, 2012 3:11 PM
     
     

    Hello,

    I have the same problem too. I downloaded the VM form the same URL that Cristiano, Someone have the response to this problem?

    Tanks,

    Fernando García.

  • Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:03 PM
     
     Answered

    This error message occurs if you do not perform an "Import" of the virtual machine into Hyper-V. Please follow the instructions detailed in the "Working with..." document for importing the virtual machine. If you simply create a new virtual machine and add the VHD to that virtual machine it will cause the activation error messages you are seeing now.

    Brian Keller


    Sr. Technical Evangelist, Visual Studio