We are seeing the following on our newly downloaded 2012 server VHD file which was straight from Microsoft:

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP
Date: 04/09/2012 22:24:36
Event ID: 16387
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: server
Failed to run task \Microsoft\Windows\WS\License Validation. Error Code: 0x80041326.
Event Xml:



16387
0
2
0
0
0x80000000000000

94


Application
server



0x80041326
\Microsoft\Windows\WS
License Validation

---