Terminal service License

[mtevensorrison]

We use server 2003 and have about 12 PCs using terminal services which we purchased licenses for last year!

for soem strange reason when i open up remote desktop im being prompted with this warning messgae!

Your terminal service temporary client will expire in 7 days. please contact your systems administrator to get a permanent license.

ive not got a clue why this is happening, has anyone seen this message before and does any have a solution to this as terminal services is vital in our organisation and when were without it its like being back to the stone age.

Thanks in advance

Steven

 

[Davetoo]

Did you install the TS licensing server and licenses into it?

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[Twizted]

1) Your TS licenses are probably PRE SEAT not PER USER.

2) You have probably had a couple of machines that you have resinstalled the operating system on recently. These new machines either (a) pulled a new license which forced an existing computer to use a 90-day temporary, or (b) pulled a temporary license and you are getting this error 90-days after re-installation.

3) You can go into the Terminal Server and delete any old machines that have not been accessed recently in order to free up a license.

4) You should then go to each client that is running on a temporary license and delete the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > MSLicensing > Store > LICENSE000

All fixed

 

[mtevensorrison]

Sorry ive not got back to you guys but ive been away from the office for the past week, im now getting round to trying to sort this problem out.

I forgot to mention that our terminal service server had to be wiped due to a virus, i wasnt hear at the time but the company who sold us our licenses carried this out, im not really sure what they have done!

Davetoo - as is said above, another firm carried out the installation but everything has been ok up untill now and times running out for me!

Twizted - i will try and run through these instructions you have given me - how would i go about deleteing old machines that have not been accessed recently!

regards

Stevie

 

[mtevensorrison]

Some more info for you guys!

i went in to the terminal service llicense application and this is what i found!

Existing windows 2000 server - terminal services CAL Token(per device) - - Type, Built in - - Total, unlimited - - Available, unlimited - - issued, 0.



Temporary Licenses for windows server 2003 - terminal server per device Cal Token - - type, temporary - - Total, Blank - - Available, blank - - Issued, 17



Windows server 2003 - Terminal Server per user CAL Token - - Type, Open - - Total, 10 - - Available, 10 - - issued, not applicable!

Is anyone familiar with this not applicable term as i think this is where the problem lies!