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Guest Klemens Lichter

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Hi,

 

did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server into a regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole installation and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data? Or do I have just to put in a lizense key somewhere?

Something else to do while upgrading?

 

Thank you for any help.

 

Klemens

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Guest Meinolf Weber

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Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hello Klemens,

 

Check out if possible:

 

open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you can maybe

change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi,

>

> did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server into a

> regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole installation

> and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data? Or do I

> have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to do

> while upgrading?

>

> Thank you for any help.

>

> Klemens

>

Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hello

That is correct, that should work fine to change the product key.

Thanks,

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

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|> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

|> Message-ID: <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

|> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

|> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

Lizence

|> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

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microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

|> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

|>

|> Hello Klemens,

|>

|> Check out if possible:

|>

|> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you can

maybe

|> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

|>

|> 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

|>

|> > Hi,

|> >

|> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server into a

|> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole installation

|> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data? Or do I

|> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to do

|> > while upgrading?

|> >

|> > Thank you for any help.

|> >

|> > Klemens

|> >

 

|>

|>

Guest Klemens Lichter

Guest Klemens Lichter

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Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hi, thank you, I will give it a chance as soon I receive the new product

key, it is ordered allready. One more question: Will there be severe

differenties between the evaluation copy that is installed now and the final

product? Or will those things be updated within the automatic updates?

 

Klemens

 

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""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> Hello

> That is correct, that should work fine to change the product key.

> Thanks,

> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

>

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

> --------------------

> |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

> |> Message-ID: <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

> |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> Lizence

> |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

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> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

> |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |>

> |> Hello Klemens,

> |>

> |> Check out if possible:

> |>

> |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you can

> maybe

> |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

> |>

> |> 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

> |>

> |> > Hi,

> |> >

> |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server into a

> |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

installation

> |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data? Or do

I

> |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to do

> |> > while upgrading?

> |> >

> |> > Thank you for any help.

> |> >

> |> > Klemens

> |> >

>

> |>

> |>

>

Guest Klemens Lichter

Guest Klemens Lichter

Posted
Posted

Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hi, thank you, I will give it a chance as soon I receive the new product

key, it is ordered allready. One more question: Will there be severe

differenties between the evaluation copy that is installed now and the final

product? Or will those things be updated within the automatic updates?

 

Klemens

 

--

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> Hello

> That is correct, that should work fine to change the product key.

> Thanks,

> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

>

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

> --------------------

> |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

> |> Message-ID: <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

> |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> Lizence

> |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

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> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

> |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |>

> |> Hello Klemens,

> |>

> |> Check out if possible:

> |>

> |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you can

> maybe

> |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

> |>

> |> 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

> |>

> |> > Hi,

> |> >

> |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server into a

> |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

installation

> |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data? Or do

I

> |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to do

> |> > while upgrading?

> |> >

> |> > Thank you for any help.

> |> >

> |> > Klemens

> |> >

>

> |>

> |>

>

Guest Klemens Lichter

Guest Klemens Lichter

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Posted

Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hi Darrell,

 

no it is not possible, it allways tells me that it is probably not a valid Product key. But the key is OK and is not bought on black market etc.

 

So it seems that I have to reinstall the whole system´and than use the new key.

 

Klemens

> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

> Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> > Hello

> > That is correct, that should work fine to change the product key.

> > Thanks,

> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

> >

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

> > --------------------

> > |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

> > |> Message-ID: <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> > |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

> > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> > Lizence

> > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> > |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

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> > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

> > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> > |>

> > |> Hello Klemens,

> > |>

> > |> Check out if possible:

> > |>

> > |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you can

> > maybe

> > |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

> > |>

> > |> 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

> > |>

> > |> > Hi,

> > |> >

> > |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server into a

> > |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

> installation

> > |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data? Or do

> I

> > |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to do

> > |> > while upgrading?

> > |> >

> > |> > Thank you for any help.

> > |> >

> > |> > Klemens

> > |> >

> >

> > |>

> > |>

> >

>

Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

Posted
Posted

Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hello,

Is this a beta copy rather than an evaluation copy?

Beta is completely different than released Evaluation copies.

The eval media available for download will take the product key.

If you are using beta then the product key will not work and you will need

to reinstall with released bits.

If you run start then Winver what is reported?

Thanks,

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

--------------------

|> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>

|> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

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<87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

<OGCloHymIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

|> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

Lizence

|> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:32 +0200

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|> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

|>

|> Hi Darrell,

|> no it is not possible, it allways tells me that it is probably not a

valid Product key. But the key is OK and is not bought on black market etc.

|> So it seems that I have to reinstall the whole system´and than use the

new key.

|> Klemens

|> > ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

|> > Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

|> > > Hello

|> > > That is correct, that should work fine to change the product key.

|> > > Thanks,

|> > > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

|> > >

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

rights

|> > > --------------------

|> > > |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

|> > > |> Message-ID: <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

|> > > |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

|> > > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

|> > > Lizence

|> > > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

|> > > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

|> > > |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

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|> > > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

|> > > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

|> > > |>

|> > > |> Hello Klemens,

|> > > |>

|> > > |> Check out if possible:

|> > > |>

|> > > |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you

can

|> > > maybe

|> > > |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

|> > > |>

|> > > |> 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

|> > > |>

|> > > |> > Hi,

|> > > |> >

|> > > |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server

into a

|> > > |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

|> > installation

|> > > |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data?

Or do

|> > I

|> > > |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to

do

|> > > |> > while upgrading?

|> > > |> >

|> > > |> > Thank you for any help.

|> > > |> >

|> > > |> > Klemens

|> > > |> >

|> > >

|> > > |>

|> > > |>

|> > >

|> >

|>

Guest Klemens Lichter

Guest Klemens Lichter

Posted
Posted

Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hi Darrell,

 

it reports:

 

Microsoft Windows Server Version 6.0 Build 6001 Servicepack 1, v.275

Evaluation copy.

 

The License was run out 2 days ago.

 

Can it be that the key is not accepted because the ordered product is OEM for system builders? This server is installed on a completely new hardware, but it was needed and ordered at a time the final version was not available (indeed finally I got the ordered copy today). My customer did not want to install the "old" 2003-server if there is a chance that 2008 server is running on his new hardware, so we decided to install the evaluation until final 2008 is available.

Do OEM-versions not allow to write the key over the key from the evaluation copy?

 

Klemens

 

 

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""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:SwvhCc1mIHA.10116@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

> Is this a beta copy rather than an evaluation copy?

> Beta is completely different than released Evaluation copies.

> The eval media available for download will take the product key.

> If you are using beta then the product key will not work and you will need

> to reinstall with released bits.

> If you run start then Winver what is reported?

> Thanks,

> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

>

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

> --------------------

> |> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>

> |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> <87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

> <OGCloHymIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

> |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> Lizence

> |> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:32 +0200

> |> Lines: 83

> |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> Content-Type: text/plain;

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> |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:36114

> |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |>

> |> Hi Darrell,

> |> no it is not possible, it allways tells me that it is probably not a

> valid Product key. But the key is OK and is not bought on black market etc.

> |> So it seems that I have to reinstall the whole system´and than use the

> new key.

> |> Klemens

> |> > ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

> |> > Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> |> > > Hello

> |> > > That is correct, that should work fine to change the product key.

> |> > > Thanks,

> |> > > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

> |> > >

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

> rights

> |> > > --------------------

> |> > > |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

> |> > > |> Message-ID: <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> |> > > |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

> |> > > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> |> > > Lizence

> |> > > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> |> > > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> > > |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

> |> > > |> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed

> |> > > |> X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1

> |> > > |> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

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> |> > > |> Lines: 1

> |> > > |> Path:

> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl

> |> > > |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

> |> > > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

> |> > > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |> > > |>

> |> > > |> Hello Klemens,

> |> > > |>

> |> > > |> Check out if possible:

> |> > > |>

> |> > > |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side you

> can

> |> > > maybe

> |> > > |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

> |> > > |>

> |> > > |> 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

> |> > > |>

> |> > > |> > Hi,

> |> > > |> >

> |> > > |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008 Server

> into a

> |> > > |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

> |> > installation

> |> > > |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and data?

> Or do

> |> > I

> |> > > |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something else to

> do

> |> > > |> > while upgrading?

> |> > > |> >

> |> > > |> > Thank you for any help.

> |> > > |> >

> |> > > |> > Klemens

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Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

Hello,

That is a beta version, not released code that is why you have the issue.

You have an RTM product key, but the copy you have installed is a beta

version of the OS.

You can try upgrading, but the recomendation would be to clean install.

This is an earlier version of the beta, it's not even the RC1 release which

would have been v.668.

Thanks,

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

 

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

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|> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>

|> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

<ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

<87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

<OGCloHymIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

<OmJqKczmIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

<SwvhCc1mIHA.10116@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

|> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

Lizence

|> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:06:08 +0200

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|> Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl

|> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

microsoft.public.windows.server.general:36131

|> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

|>

|> Hi Darrell,

|> it reports:

|> Microsoft Windows Server Version 6.0 Build 6001 Servicepack 1, v.275

|> Evaluation copy.

|> The License was run out 2 days ago.

|> Can it be that the key is not accepted because the ordered product is

OEM for system builders? This server is installed on a completely new

hardware, but it was needed and ordered at a time the final version was not

available (indeed finally I got the ordered copy today). My customer did

not want to install the "old" 2003-server if there is a chance that 2008

server is running on his new hardware, so we decided to install the

evaluation until final 2008 is available.

|> Do OEM-versions not allow to write the key over the key from the

evaluation copy?

|> Klemens

|> -----------------------------------------------

|> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

Newsbeitrag news:SwvhCc1mIHA.10116@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

|> > Hello,

|> > Is this a beta copy rather than an evaluation copy?

|> > Beta is completely different than released Evaluation copies.

|> > The eval media available for download will take the product key.

|> > If you are using beta then the product key will not work and you will

need

|> > to reinstall with released bits.

|> > If you run start then Winver what is reported?

|> > Thanks,

|> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

|> >

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

rights

|> > --------------------

|> > |> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>

|> > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

|> > <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

|> > <87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

|> > <OGCloHymIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

|> > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

|> > Lizence

|> > |> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:32 +0200

|> > |> Lines: 83

|> > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

|> > |> Content-Type: text/plain;

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|> > |> Message-ID: <OmJqKczmIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

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|> > |> NNTP-Posting-Host: p4FDB1AF8.dip0.t-ipconnect.de 79.219.26.248

|> > |> Path:

TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl

|> > |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

|> > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:36114

|> > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

|> > |>

|> > |> Hi Darrell,

|> > |> no it is not possible, it allways tells me that it is probably not

a

|> > valid Product key. But the key is OK and is not bought on black market

etc.

|> > |> So it seems that I have to reinstall the whole system´and than use

the

|> > new key.

|> > |> Klemens

|> > |> > ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb

im

|> > |> > Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

|> > |> > > Hello

|> > |> > > That is correct, that should work fine to change the product

key.

|> > |> > > Thanks,

|> > |> > > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

|> > |> > >

|> > |> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

confers no

|> > rights

|> > |> > > --------------------

|> > |> > > |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

|> > |> > > |> Message-ID:

<ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

|> > |> > > |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

|> > |> > > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard

Server

|> > |> > > Lizence

|> > |> > > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

|> > |> > > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

|> > |> > > |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

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|> > |> > > |> Lines: 1

|> > |> > > |> Path:

|> > TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl

|> > |> > > |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

|> > |> > > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

|> > |> > > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > > |> Hello Klemens,

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > > |> Check out if possible:

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > > |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side

you

|> > can

|> > |> > > maybe

|> > |> > > |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > > |> 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

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > > |> > Hi,

|> > |> > > |> >

|> > |> > > |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008

Server

|> > into a

|> > |> > > |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

|> > |> > installation

|> > |> > > |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and

data?

|> > Or do

|> > |> > I

|> > |> > > |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something

else to

|> > do

|> > |> > > |> > while upgrading?

|> > |> > > |> >

|> > |> > > |> > Thank you for any help.

|> > |> > > |> >

|> > |> > > |> > Klemens

|> > |> > > |> >

|> > |> > >

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > > |>

|> > |> > >

|> > |> >

|> > |>

|> >

|>

Guest Klemens Lichter

Guest Klemens Lichter

Posted
Posted

Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server Lizence

 

OK, Darrell, thank you. More work, but I think in this situation it is

better to reinstall.

 

Klemens

 

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""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

Newsbeitrag news:vNrcY$2mIHA.9016@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

> That is a beta version, not released code that is why you have the issue.

> You have an RTM product key, but the copy you have installed is a beta

> version of the OS.

> You can try upgrading, but the recomendation would be to clean install.

> This is an earlier version of the beta, it's not even the RC1 release

which

> would have been v.668.

> Thanks,

> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

>

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

> --------------------

> |> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>

> |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> <87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

> <OGCloHymIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

> <OmJqKczmIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

> <SwvhCc1mIHA.10116@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

> |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> Lizence

> |> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:06:08 +0200

> |> Lines: 158

> |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> Content-Type: text/plain;

> |> charset="Windows-1252"

> |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> |> X-Priority: 3

> |> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal

> |> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807

> |> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807

> |> Message-ID: <##yB391mIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

> |> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |> NNTP-Posting-Host: p4FDB0898.dip0.t-ipconnect.de 79.219.8.152

> |> Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl

> |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:36131

> |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |>

> |> Hi Darrell,

> |> it reports:

> |> Microsoft Windows Server Version 6.0 Build 6001 Servicepack 1, v.275

> |> Evaluation copy.

> |> The License was run out 2 days ago.

> |> Can it be that the key is not accepted because the ordered product is

> OEM for system builders? This server is installed on a completely new

> hardware, but it was needed and ordered at a time the final version was

not

> available (indeed finally I got the ordered copy today). My customer did

> not want to install the "old" 2003-server if there is a chance that 2008

> server is running on his new hardware, so we decided to install the

> evaluation until final 2008 is available.

> |> Do OEM-versions not allow to write the key over the key from the

> evaluation copy?

> |> Klemens

> |> -----------------------------------------------

> |> ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb im

> Newsbeitrag news:SwvhCc1mIHA.10116@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> |> > Hello,

> |> > Is this a beta copy rather than an evaluation copy?

> |> > Beta is completely different than released Evaluation copies.

> |> > The eval media available for download will take the product key.

> |> > If you are using beta then the product key will not work and you will

> need

> |> > to reinstall with released bits.

> |> > If you run start then Winver what is reported?

> |> > Thanks,

> |> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

> |> >

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

> rights

> |> > --------------------

> |> > |> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>

> |> > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> |> > <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> |> > <87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>

> |> > <OGCloHymIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

> |> > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server

> |> > Lizence

> |> > |> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:10:32 +0200

> |> > |> Lines: 83

> |> > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> > |> Content-Type: text/plain;

> |> > |> charset="Windows-1252"

> |> > |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> |> > |> X-Priority: 3

> |> > |> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal

> |> > |> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807

> |> > |> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807

> |> > |> Message-ID: <OmJqKczmIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>

> |> > |> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |> > |> NNTP-Posting-Host: p4FDB1AF8.dip0.t-ipconnect.de 79.219.26.248

> |> > |> Path:

> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl

> |> > |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

> |> > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:36114

> |> > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |> > |>

> |> > |> Hi Darrell,

> |> > |> no it is not possible, it allways tells me that it is probably not

> a

> |> > valid Product key. But the key is OK and is not bought on black

market

> etc.

> |> > |> So it seems that I have to reinstall the whole system´and than use

> the

> |> > new key.

> |> > |> Klemens

> |> > |> > ""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> schrieb

> im

> |> > |> > Newsbeitrag news:87EY05QmIHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> |> > |> > > Hello

> |> > |> > > That is correct, that should work fine to change the product

> key.

> |> > |> > > Thanks,

> |> > |> > > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

> |> > |> > >

> |> > |> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no

> |> > rights

> |> > |> > > --------------------

> |> > |> > > |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)

> |> > |> > > |> Message-ID:

> <ff16fb66948ee8ca6440d2bb07d2@msnews.microsoft.com>

> |> > |> > > |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>

> |> > |> > > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard

> Server

> |> > |> > > Lizence

> |> > |> > > |> References: <eXUIBPelIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl>

> |> > |> > > |> MIME-Version: 1.0

> |> > |> > > |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

> |> > |> > > |> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed

> |> > |> > > |> X-Newsreader: JetBrains Omea Reader 1098.1

> |> > |> > > |> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |> > |> > > |> NNTP-Posting-Host: p508F5F02.dip.t-dialin.net 80.143.95.2

> |> > |> > > |> Lines: 1

> |> > |> > > |> Path:

> |> > TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl

> |> > |> > > |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl

> |> > |> > > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:35720

> |> > |> > > |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > > |> Hello Klemens,

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > > |> Check out if possible:

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > > |> open system properties with WINDOWS+Break. down on the side

> you

> |> > can

> |> > |> > > maybe

> |> > |> > > |> change the PRODUCT KEY and reactivate.

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > > |> 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

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > > |> > Hi,

> |> > |> > > |> >

> |> > |> > > |> > did anyone here upgrade his evaluation copy of WIN 2008

> Server

> |> > into a

> |> > |> > > |> > regular Lizense? How to do? Do I have to delete the whole

> |> > |> > installation

> |> > |> > > |> > and reinstall the server and all installed programms and

> data?

> |> > Or do

> |> > |> > I

> |> > |> > > |> > have just to put in a lizense key somewhere? Something

> else to

> |> > do

> |> > |> > > |> > while upgrading?

> |> > |> > > |> >

> |> > |> > > |> > Thank you for any help.

> |> > |> > > |> >

> |> > |> > > |> > Klemens

> |> > |> > > |> >

> |> > |> > >

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > > |>

> |> > |> > >

> |> > |> >

> |> > |>

> |> >

> |>

>

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