| Activation fails when you try to activate Windows | | | | that has basic authentication enabled. When the |
| Vista or Windows Longhorn Server over the | | | | proxy server is configured for Basic |
| Internet | | | | authentication, the server requires that you type |
| This article pertains to any of the following Vista | | | | a username and a password. However, the |
| errors. | | | | activation user interface does not let you enter |
| 1. Activation fails with error code 0x8004FE33. | | | | these credentials. Therefore, the Basic |
| 2. The following Error events may be recorded in | | | | authentication fails, and activation is not successful. |
| the Application log: | | | | Here is what you can try. |
| Log Name: Application | | | | 1. Simply do not use the basic authentication on |
| Source: Software Licensing Service | | | | the proxy server or pick up that phone and |
| Event ID: 8198 | | | | activate over the phone. It is automated and |
| Level: Error Description: License Activation | | | | should only take about 7 minutes. |
| (SLUI.exe) failed with the following error code: | | | | 2. If you must use the Basic Authentication then |
| 0x80004005 | | | | exclude the urls for the certificate revocation lists |
| Log Name: Application | | | | from. Do this by unauthenticating the CRL's from |
| Source: Software Licensing Service | | | | the proxy servercrl.microsoft.com/pki/crl |
| Event ID: 1008 | | | | products |
| Level: Error Description: Acquisition of Secure | | | | MicrosoftRootAuthority.crlcrl.microsoft.com/pki/crl |
| Processor Certificate failed. Status | | | | products |
| Code=hr=0x8004FE33 | | | | t.com/pki/crl/products |
| 3. Activation is not successful, and you are not | | | | oft.com/pki/crl/products |
| prompted for credentials. | | | | MicrosoftProductSecureServer.crlmicrosoft.com |
| The reason for this may happen when you | | | | pki/crl/products/MicrosoftProductSecureServer. |
| connect to the internet through a proxy server | | | | |