Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Windows Activation Error - 0x80072EE2 & 0x8007EFE

By Joe Piggee

Error x80072EE2 & 0x8007EFE

This error normally indicates a connection issue. Very vague, but true. To fix this try the following:

  • Turn off the firewall, and retry activation
  • Check Date & time settings. If you needed to change anything on the date or time, restart the server before retrying the activation
  • Finally, make sure you aren't using a KMS key without a KMS server.
  • And verify the key code is correct.