Hi

We have SQL Server 2005 trial software installed on our remote server
and we have now purchased a fully licenced copy of the Standard
edition.

As the server is remote we cannot get access to it easily to insert the
installation CD. Also we have a very slow upload speed here so we
cannot just upload the installation files to the remote server (when we
tried it said it would take several days to complete!)

Therefore we are reluctant to uninstall the trial version as it is
going to be difficult to install the licensed version.
Is it possible for us to just enter a the serial number and upgrade the
trial version to the licensed version? - this get round the full
uninstall/install.

Thanks in advance
Bazza

bazza wrote:
> We have SQL Server 2005 trial software installed on our remote server
> and we have now purchased a fully licenced copy of the Standard
> edition.
>
> As the server is remote we cannot get access to it easily to insert the
> installation CD.


Hello all,

Excuse me for bumping this thread but I have precisely the same problem
as the original poster but can't find the answer anywhere. To recap:
Have SQL Server 2005 Trial Edition installed at the data centre, not
expired yet. Now have full licence disks in my possession but upstream
bandwidth is very limited. Is it possible to convert the existing trial
install into full version?

Thanks, TH.