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I have downloaded both server standard and essentials and put the Iso onto a USB stick and tried to install them on a virgin server with clean drives which are formatted.

The USB boots and starts the install and then comes up looking a license key? Checked emails, check in the USB image no key.

Maybe I am missing the elephant here but have had to pull the intended OS drive and plug linux back in.

Tech pages absolutely no help at all?

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The evaluation versions of Windows Server require the server to be connected to the internet to activate. Alternatively you can phone or grab a 10 days grace period.

Steps to Activate Software License

Connect to the internet, which will allow the software licensing service >to attempt activation Telephone activation Users with no internet connectivity can trigger the 10-day grace period by running the following commands from an elevated command prompt:

Slmgr /rearm

Shutdown –r

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  • The server is on the internet and as it installs stops looking key? – Alonline Aug 23 '15 at 13:22
  • Can you ping the server? I'd recommend activating the 10 day grace period and take it from there. I had the same issue recently. The server wouldn't connect to the internet until I booted into Windows and installed the correct drivers. – minus8 Aug 23 '15 at 13:25
  • The problem is with the HP server, got into the advance Config and told it to install from the USB , no probs. – Alonline Aug 23 '15 at 19:42
  • So you were trying to install with Intelligent Provisioning? – minus8 Aug 23 '15 at 23:30