Software licensing service won't start after sql server upgrade

having issues with windows server 2008 sp2 64 bit OS where the software license service do not start. and see the server as not genuine.  when i run net start slsvc, I got a system error has occurred. system error 34 has occurred. the wrong diskette
is in the drive. insert *** (volume Serial Number: ***) into drive ***.
I try chkdsk and sfc/scannow. nothing seems to work.
thank you for your help
 

Hi,
Please try the steps below to resolve the issue:
1.net stop slsvc (select yes) in my case it was already stopped.
2.in command prompt type: 
3.cd %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareLicensing
4.rename the tokens.dat file: ren tokens.dat tokens.old
5.still in the command prompt type  cd %windir%\system32
6.type net start slsvc
7.type cscript slmgr.vbs -rilc (this may take a long time)
8.Then reboot the machine twice !!!
9.slmgr.vbs –ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (assuming you have a MAK key, not a KMS key)
10.To activate your OS, just type: slmgr.vbs –ato
If there any other error message?  You could refer to the article below to troubleshoot the issue:
How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, and in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;938450
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