avoid re-installing a windows 2003 server
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PiErre
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:50 pm    Post subject: avoid re-installing a windows 2003 server Reply with quote
Hi,
I bought a new win2k+3 license from our vendor but for
some reason the license key will arrive only next week. Since
I was in a hurry I had to install win2k+3 on a
server of ours and I had to use a
"wrong" (already used and activated) license key. I patched
the o.s. at sp1 and I installed sql2k (I read sysprep
is not compatible with it, isnt'it?) and other third party
sotware as well. Clearly I still have to run windows activation
on the system.
My question is: how can I "reset" the license key in
order to be able to enter the new one without
reinstalling the server?
TIA!
bye,
PiErre
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Olaf Engelke [MVP Windows
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:50 pm    Post subject: Re: avoid re-installing a windows 2003 server Reply with quote
Hi,
PiErre wrote:
Quote:
My question is: how can I "reset" the license key in
order to be able to enter the new one without
reinstalling the server?

maybe the following works also for Windows Server 2003:
http://www.petri.co.il/change_the_serial_in_windows_xp.htm

Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
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