title: Reporting Services 2008 - The report server installation is not initialized
body: <p>I am trying to set up Report Server 2008 on a separate machine to the Reporting Services databases which are on a SQL Server 2008 R2 machine.</p>
  
  <p>I configure everything in the Reporting Services Configuration Manager (identical to a set up we have working on a different pair of servers).  The database connection test works fine, and the final "Progress and Finish" and screen shows "Success". However when I browse to the report server I get the error:</p>
  
  <p><em>"The report server installation is not initialized. (rsReportServerNotActivated)"</em></p>
  
  <p>I have seen a number of solutions online for this but they suggest using the <strong>Initialization tab</strong> on the Reporting Services Configuration Manager to initialize it. Or alternatively to use the <strong>rsactivate</strong> command.  Now in 2008 I can't seem to find either of these so I'm a bit stuck.</p>
  
  <p>When I use the Reporting Services Configuration Manager I get the following errors in the Event Viewer:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The application domain
    WindowsService_1 failed to initialize.
    Error:
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.ReportServerNotActivatedException:
    The report server installation is not
    initialized.    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ConnectionManager.b_<em>2()
    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.RevertImpersonationContext.&lt;>c</em>_DisplayClass1.b__0(Object
    state)    at
    System.Security.SecurityContext.Run(SecurityContext
    securityContext, ContextCallback
    callback, Object state)    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.RevertImpersonationContext.Run(ContextBody
    callback)    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ConnectionManager.GetEncryptionKey()
    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ConnectionManager.ConnectStorage()
    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ServiceController.ServiceStartThread(Object
    firstStart).</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>followed by:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The application domain
    WindowsService_1 failed to initialize.
    Error:
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.ReportServerNotActivatedException:
    The report server installation is not
    initialized.    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ConnectionManager.b_<em>2()
    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.RevertImpersonationContext.&lt;>c</em>_DisplayClass1.b__0(Object
    state)    at
    System.Security.SecurityContext.Run(SecurityContext
    securityContext, ContextCallback
    callback, Object state)    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.RevertImpersonationContext.Run(ContextBody
    callback)    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ConnectionManager.GetEncryptionKey()
    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ConnectionManager.ConnectStorage()
    at
    Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ServiceController.ServiceStartThread(Object
    firstStart).</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Is there another way I can initialize the report server installation?</p>