Cris
Thu Aug 21 21:55:37 CDT 2003
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Well you have pretty much answered your own questions
Yes you must buy the full retail version at around 1500.00
Not OEM, Not upgrade. Full retail version and yes you must do the =
install again
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Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]
Please DO NOT email me directly but respond only in the newsgroup so =
that all can benefit.
"John" <peacemaker@jpisp.net> wrote in message =
news:026301c3680f$2243c250$a301280a@phx.gbl...
The Trial Version web page=20
(
http://www.microsoft.com/sbserver/evaluation/trial/defaul
t.asp) says the software will work for exactly 120 days=20
after installation. It further says "The evaluation copy=20
is fully upgradeable to a full, packaged product copy of=20
Windows Small Business Server 2003". =20
My questions are these:
What does it take to make this upgrade? That is. how is=20
it accomplished physically? =20
Do I have to reinstall (4 hour installations really=20
suck by the way) a new product or will the new=20
product "fix" the evaluation version so it will continue=20
running?
What does this full version cost? Is it the $1,499.00=20
price tag as shown on the "How to Buy" page?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well you have pretty much answered your =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes you must buy the full retail =
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1500.00</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not OEM, Not upgrade. Full retail =
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yes you must do the install again</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Cris Hanna [SBS - MVP]<BR>Please DO NOT email me =
directly but=20
respond only in the newsgroup so that all can benefit.</DIV>
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<DIV>"John" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:peacemaker@jpisp.net">peacemaker@jpisp.net</A>> =
wrote in=20
message <A=20
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href=3D"news:026301c3680f$2243c250$a301280a@phx.gbl">news:026301c3680f$22=
43c250$a301280a@phx.gbl</A>...</DIV>The=20
Trial Version web page <BR>(<A=20
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href=3D"
http://www.microsoft.com/sbserver/evaluation/trial/defaul">http:/=
/www.microsoft.com/sbserver/evaluation/trial/defaul</A><BR>t.asp)=20
says the software will work for exactly 120 days <BR>after =
installation. =20
It further says "The evaluation copy <BR>is fully upgradeable to a =
full,=20
packaged product copy of <BR>Windows Small Business Server =
2003". =20
<BR><BR>My questions are these:<BR> What does it take to make =
this=20
upgrade? That is. how is <BR>it accomplished physically? =
<BR> Do I=20
have to reinstall (4 hour installations really <BR>suck by the way) a =
new=20
product or will the new <BR>product "fix" the evaluation version so it =
will=20
continue <BR>running?<BR> What does this full version =
cost? Is it=20
the $1,499.00 <BR>price tag as shown on the "How to Buy"=20
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