Convert Windows 2003 evaluation version

[Guest george-v]

I have Windows 2003 Enterprise Evaluation version, build # 3790, service pk 2

running . Also puchased Technet Plus subscription . I have lots of

programing learning stuff on this PC. Can I use my technet subscription

Windows product key to convert evaluation version to a fully functional

version without erasing all what I have.

 

Thanks

 

George V

[Guest Paul Weterings]

Re: Convert Windows 2003 evaluation version

 

Not as far as I know.

 

george-v wrote:

> I have Windows 2003 Enterprise Evaluation version, build # 3790, service pk 2

> running . Also puchased Technet Plus subscription . I have lots of

> programing learning stuff on this PC. Can I use my technet subscription

> Windows product key to convert evaluation version to a fully functional

> version without erasing all what I have.

>

> Thanks

>

> George V

[Guest Andrew Lomakin]

Re: Convert Windows 2003 evaluation version

 

Hi George,

 

It's not possible, as far as i know. What you can do is an in-place

upgrade - boot from the windows 2003 CD and choose to install over the

existing OS - that will keep your programs and settings. I wouldn't

recommend this, if you have something heavy like AD or exchange running on

the existing server.

 

Regards,

 

Andrew

 

"george-v" <georgev@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have Windows 2003 Enterprise Evaluation version, build # 3790, service pk

>2

> running . Also puchased Technet Plus subscription . I have lots of

> programing learning stuff on this PC. Can I use my technet subscription

> Windows product key to convert evaluation version to a fully functional

> version without erasing all what I have.

>

> Thanks

>

> George V

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Convert Windows 2003 evaluation version

 

Hello george-v,

 

From another posting, try it out and before make an image of the machine

so you can go back to thte state before:

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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> I have Windows 2003 Enterprise Evaluation version, build # 3790,

> service pk 2 running . Also puchased Technet Plus subscription . I

> have lots of programing learning stuff on this PC. Can I use my

> technet subscription Windows product key to convert evaluation version

> to a fully functional version without erasing all what I have.

>

> Thanks

>

> George V

>