Manage Activations

This section describes how to activate a client computer, by using various activation methods.

In this Section

Article Description
Perform Online Activation Describes how to activate a client computer over the Internet.
Perform Proxy Activation Describes how to perform volume activation for client products that don't have Internet access.
Perform KMS Activation Describes how to perform volume activation using the Key Management Service (KMS).
Perform Local Reactivation Describes how to reactivate an operating system or Office program that was reinstalled.
Activate an Active Directory Forest Online Describes how to use Active Directory-Based Activation to activate an Active Directory forest, online.
Activate by Proxy an Active Directory Forest Describes how to use Active Directory-Based Activation to proxy activate an Active Directory forest that isn't connected to the Internet.