Making 2003 Server Evaluation version "official"

[Guest VPM_Finland]

Hello,

have installed W3003R2 Enterprise x64 -server evaluation version in a

clustered environment and now I would like to make it official. I have the

product keys for the OS that came when I bought the OS couple of days ago. Is

there a way to avoid re-installing ? How can I install the new product keys ?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Making 2003 Server Evaluation version "official"

 

Hello VPM_Finland,

 

Found this on a NG here.

 

This is one way that works for mostly all type of upgrade you want to do:

 

- Insert the CD in your server, and reboot the server

- Once you get te "press any key to boot from CD... " do so

- When you are prompted to press F6 to add drivers, do so if you need to...

and proceed to the next step

- Once you are up to the install/repair (with recovery console) chose to

install then proceed to the next step

- Press F8 to acknowledge the license, then the installer will search for an

already installed version of Windows and should discover your current 2K3

server.

- Choose to repair this installation and the upgrade will proceed.

- Once it pops you the screen to select the keyboard, language and regional

settings, ajust it to you needs...

- It should then ask for your License number, which you can enter here (make

sure it's your new valid license) and continue installation.

- Installation will complete and reboot your server.

- Log in with your user account and voila... you should be back to where you

left it out last time except, you will have 60 days to activate your

windows, and you will need to re-apply all windows update since you have a

mostly new install of windows with all the software and configuration you

had...

 

Just make sure you have the proper CD-DVD for the installation, as the product

ID and volume name are checked upon installation and it could cause you problem

if you have the wrong CD/DVD and licence number.

 

 

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hello,

> have installed W3003R2 Enterprise x64 -server evaluation version in a

> clustered environment and now I would like to make it official. I have

> the

> product keys for the OS that came when I bought the OS couple of days

> ago. Is

> there a way to avoid re-installing ? How can I install the new product

> keys ?