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]
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|> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>
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|> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server
Lizence
|> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:06:08 +0200
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|> 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
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|> > 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
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|> > |> From: "Klemens Lichter" <csl@lichter.de>
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|> > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard Server
|> > Lizence
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|> > |> 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
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|> > |> > > |> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 05:58:37 +0000 (UTC)
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|> > |> > > |> From: Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de>
|> > |> > > |> Subject: Re: Win2008 Evaluation upgrade to Win2008 Standard
Server
|> > |> > > Lizence
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|> > |> > > |> 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
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