Activating Windows Server from the command line

Found the following over at
http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=39459


How to Activate 2008 from command line
Open a command windows

slmgr.vbs -ipk "product key"

You should recieve a cscript success message

now run windows\system32\slui.exe

now just follow the normal activation instructions.


Use this to check activation state: slmgr.vbs /dli