Error: Cannot read SID (Error code 205)

You may see this if you have the older style of activation:

You may see this with the newer style of activation:

This can happen when your computer name has non-Western characters or symbols in it. To avoid this, you would need to change the name of your computer so that it contains only Western characters and then try to activate it again. 

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