Trial version to licensed

[Guest Anteaus]

If I install a 180-day trial version of Server 2003, can that be converted to

a licensed version by way of supplying a license-key, or is a reinstall

required?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Trial version to licensed

 

Hello Anteaus,

 

This is from another posting:

 

 

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

It worked for me to update my VLK 2003 Server with SP1 to a Activate to use

Server 2003 R2 SP2... and here's how i did it... all legit:

 

-Use your technet to download the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 CD (there are 2 CD for

this)

- 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...

 

I successfuly migrated like dozens of server like that that were installed

using a VLK key and/or evaluation technet software to full production Retail

package.

 

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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> If I install a 180-day trial version of Server 2003, can that be

> converted to a licensed version by way of supplying a license-key, or

> is a reinstall required?

>

[Guest Anteaus]

Re: Trial version to licensed

 

Thanks, in that case no problem .

 

Just wanted to be sure I wouldn't be left with having to flatten the server,

client would not be amused if that was the only way out!

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Anteaus,

>

> This is from another posting:

>

>

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

> It worked for me to update my VLK 2003 Server with SP1 to a Activate to use

> Server 2003 R2 SP2... and here's how i did it... all legit:

>

> -Use your technet to download the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 CD (there are 2 CD for

> this)

> - 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...

>

> I successfuly migrated like dozens of server like that that were installed

> using a VLK key and/or evaluation technet software to full production Retail

> package.

>

> 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

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

> > If I install a 180-day trial version of Server 2003, can that be

> > converted to a licensed version by way of supplying a license-key, or

> > is a reinstall required?

> >

>

>

>

[Guest kevinmobilemaverick@gmail.com]

Re: Trial version to licensed

 

On Feb 12, 5:17 am, Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello Anteaus,

>

> This is from another posting:

>

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

> It worked for me to update my VLK 2003 Server with SP1 to a Activate to use

> Server 2003 R2 SP2... and here's how i did it... all legit:

>

> -Use your technet to download the Windows 2003 R2 SP2 CD (there are 2 CD for

> this)

> - 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...

>

> I successfuly migrated like dozens of server like that that were installed

> using a VLK key and/or evaluation technet software to full production Retail

> package.

>

> 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

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!!http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

>

> > If I install a 180-day trial version of Server 2003, can that be

> > converted to a licensed version by way of supplying a license-key, or

> > is a reinstall required?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Does this keep active directory, et al. in place?

 

Kevin