Re: Can't upgrade sql server 2000 from professional to standard edition.

From: Dinesh T.K (tkdinesh_at_nospam.mail.tkdinesh.com)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 03:04:35 +0530

Bill,

I dont know why the upgrade option is grayed out in this case.Did you check
the log files for any hints/error messages? 

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"Bill Gianoukos" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c20f01c4384c$ef1ece60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello Members,
>
>
> I by accident installed SQL server 2000 personal edition
> on a Windows 2000 server.  I want to upgrade it to
> standard edition to allow for more threads and users.
> When i put in the standard cd and get to the upgrade
> screen, the option for upgrade is grade out and I can't
> click it.
>
> Does anybody know why this happens and what I can do to
> upgrade to the standard edition.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Gianoukos.
>
> PS.. please also feel free to email me responses to
> billg@otpas.com
>

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