INF: How to Upgrade to SQL Server 2000 Retail Version After SQL
Server 2000 Evaluation Edition Expires The
information in this article
applies to: Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Enterprise Evaluation Edition
This article was previously published under Q281574 SUMMARYWhen
the 120-day evaluation period expires for your SQL Server 2000
Evaluation Edition, SQL Server does not start. You may receive
the following error in the Windows
Event Viewer application log:
SQL Server evaluation period has expired. This article describes
how to upgrade from an expired SQL Server 2000 Evaluation Edition
to SQL Server 2000 Retail Version. You can upgrade from SQL Server
Enterprise Evaluation Edition to SQL Server Personal, Standard, or
Enterprise Edition.
Download Php NOTE: You can use the same steps to upgrade your SQL Server 2000
Evalutation Edition before it expires. MORE INFORMATIONAfter SQL
Server 2000 Evaluation Edition expires, you can use retail
installation to upgrade the expired SQL Server instance to SQL
Server 2000 Retail Version. To do this, follow these steps: Run the
installation from the Retail Setup CD (for example, a valid Retail
Version from the SQL Server 2000 Setup CD). Select Upgrade, remove,
or add components to an existing instance of SQL Server. Choose the
instance to upgrade. Select the Upgrade your existing installation
option. Select the Yes, upgrade my programs box. If you do not want
to add any additional component, select No in the Do you want to
install additional components? dialog box. If you would like to add
more components, select Yes and check the boxes for the components
you would like to add. Click Finish. Stop and restart SQL
Server.For related information on SQL Server 7.0, see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
To do this, Run the installation from the Retail Setup CD (for example, a valid Retail Version from the SQL Server 2000 Setup CD).
Developer Php INFO: How to Upgrade SQL Server 7.0 Evaluation Edition to Retail
Version
Last Reviewed: 12/30/2001 Keywords: kbDSupport kbinfo KB281574
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