error 0xC004F038: The computer could not be activated. The returned count from your Key Management Service is insufficient.

posted by  david (61)  15 months ago (kbalertz.com)

You try to activate a new Windows Vista-based client computer. If the client computer is hosted by a computer that is running the Key Management Service (KMS), the client computer may not be activated successfully. Therefore, the computer is not added to the KMS pool. Instead, you receive the following error message:
0xC004F038

The computer could not be activated. The returned count from your Key Management Service is