Re: Windows 2003 Small Bus. Server Shutdown

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Depending on where you bought it just take it back and buy a server 2003 license, or ask your reseller very nicely.

If you wernt made aware of this then they should take it back

Regards

Matt

"Michael Jenkin [SBS-MVP]" <michael.jenkin@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eJy$YMbAJHA.4172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
And don't think changing subnets , IP ranges etc. The SBS box broadcasts
and will locate other servers :)

SteveB wrote:

That's one of the limitations of SBS-you can only have one in a domain.

"MarkH" <MarkH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E4088063-7532-46C2-83E1-767FD901D1D4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a customer who has been running Windows 2003 Small Business >Server
>in
> Production.
>
> They have 2 separate license copies of Win2003 SBS.
>
> Just purchased a new server in which the 2nd license copy of Win2003 > SBS
> was
> installed.
>
> Now Windows 2003 SBS will shut the new server down because it say's we
> have
> 2 copies of Win2003 SBS in the domain.
>
> Is there any suggestions?
> -- > Mark Hughes



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