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.
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:
INFO: How to Upgrade SQL Server 7.0 Evaluation Edition to Retail Version Last Reviewed: 12/30/2001 Keywords: kbDSupport kbinfo KB281574
