2003 Server Trial

[Bill]

Ok so I have 2 180-day trial versions of Windows Server 2003 that came with
college text books. If I were to install one of these on a machine, and the
trial period expires, can I just enter the key for the second copy to keep
using this for another 180 days, or will I need to do a fresh install and
enter the second key to continue use? TIA

 

[Andrew Davis]

Re: 2003 Server Trial

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:10:40 -0400, Bill wrote:

> Ok so I have 2 180-day trial versions of Windows Server 2003 that came
> with college text books. If I were to install one of these on a machine,
> and the trial period expires, can I just enter the key for the second
> copy to keep using this for another 180 days, or will I need to do a
> fresh install and enter the second key to continue use? TIA

I believe its timebombed so that it doesn't matter what you do, it'll
stop working after 180 days. It's a trial for a reason, it's so you can
try the software free, but Microsoft doesn't want you to keep using it
past that.

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Andrew Davis
IT Administrator
WestGate Church

 

[Bill]

Re: 2003 Server Trial

I know it is time bombed, and it will ask for a valid key to make it a full
version before the time bomb activates. Since I have 2 perfectly legal
trials w/ 2 perfectly legal trial keys, what I want to do would not be
anything outside of any terms specified as a condition of the trial wares.
Both trials came with 2 different textbooks from 2 different Windows Server
2003 classes. I guess I can always do a backup before the time bomb
activates, reinstall, and restore my backup; but I was just hoping someone
knew if I could do it the way I would like and avoid the hassle. Anyone else
know?

"Andrew Davis" <Andrew.T.Davis@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
news:e2pbfzRiIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:10:40 -0400, Bill wrote:
>
>> Ok so I have 2 180-day trial versions of Windows Server 2003 that came
>> with college text books. If I were to install one of these on a machine,
>> and the trial period expires, can I just enter the key for the second
>> copy to keep using this for another 180 days, or will I need to do a
>> fresh install and enter the second key to continue use? TIA
>
> I believe its timebombed so that it doesn't matter what you do, it'll
> stop working after 180 days. It's a trial for a reason, it's so you can
> try the software free, but Microsoft doesn't want you to keep using it
> past that.
>
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> Andrew Davis
> IT Administrator
> WestGate Church