Temporarily extend evaluation period (limited execution – see output below)…
C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs /rearm
C:\Windows\System32>shutdown -r -t 1
Show detailed license information…
C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs /dlv
License Status: Initial grace period
Time remaining: 43200 minute(s) (30 day(s))
Remaining Windows rearm count: 0
Activate windows…
C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs /ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
C:\Windows\System32>cscript slmgr.vbs /ato
Will require access to the internet – most of the time the issues are either time sync or connectivity to internet.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921471 Windows activation fails and may generate error code 0x8004FE33
To do this, configure the following list of CRLs to be unauthenticated on the proxy server:
http://go.microsoft.com/
https://sls.microsoft.com/
https://sls.microsoft.com:443
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicrosoftRootAuthority.crl
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicrosoftProductSecureCommunications.crl
http://www.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicrosoftProductSecureCommunications.crl
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicrosoftProductSecureServer.crl
http://www.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicrosoftProductSecureServer.crl
https://activation.sls.microsoft.com