Re: Trial 2003 R2 to Full Version upgrade question

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Entering the key will not work since they are different (one is Evaluation)
Since both are Enterprise, In Place Upgrade should be fine.
Back-up important data just in case.

In the future it is better to cross post instead of multi post.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"JH" <JH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is the Evaluation copy. So for this, you say I have to install the
Full
Enterprise Edition over top of this? Since this server is being used as a
FS
server and I was under the impression all I would have to do is enter a
key
in the beginning, a in place upgrade is the best option for me

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

Is it Trial/Evaluation or Beta?
Beta is pre-release while Evaluation is the released version with a time
limit.

You will need to perform a Clean Installation either way.
There is no downgrade path from Enterprise to Standard.
Also, for Beta, it is not a good idea to Upgrade, a Clean Installation is
best.

So by necessity and best practice a Clean Installation is required.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"JH" <JH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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hello
I currently have the 2003 R2 Beta running and need to install the full
version to get rid of the time limit. I noticed that the Trial version
is
Enterprise Edition. The Software key and media I received from
corporate
is
the 2003 R2 Standard Edition. Can I put this media in the R2 Beta
server
and
upgrade from there? Will there be a problem since it's Enterprise
Edition
now?

Thanks in advance,
JH





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