SQL2005 Trial To Standard Edition
May 8, 2008
I have downloaded Microsoft SQL 2005 trial and now have this running perfectly with our main database. Before I did this I checked to make sure that you could indeed unlock trial with a valid number, and the MSDN site said yes it can be done. I have now purchased the full Standard edition, and wish to enter the product key into the trial version to unlock. How do I do this ???. I have spent 3 hours on the phone today with over 11 different departments, and they all give me conflicting info. Eopen say it cant be done and that I have to uninstall the trial, and then completely re-install STD edition (I DEFINATELY DONT WANT THIS !!!!)
They put me to tech support who say it can be done, but I have to pay for this information ...Excuse me but I yesterday paid over £4000 for the software and now they wont help me unless I pay for support !!!!! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx says it is an acceptable upgrade path but dont say how to do it. .
Eopen say this is not true !!!
How do I unlock SQL 2005 Trial version and down grade it it to a full blown STD version with my licence number I have. Can someone please tell me how this can be done.
If anyone knows, can they please email me at rob.wheeler@ehbp.com with instructions.
Thanks,
Rob
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Jan 22, 2008
Hi
-I have istalled sql server 2005 standard edition , I want to install sql server 2005 enterprise edition on the same machine.
Is it possible? I have Microsoft windows server 2003 SP2 and 1GB RAM.
I want to use partition function with the enterprise edition, will the trial version of sql server work for me?
-If I have already created a database and tables using the standard edition, will I be able to access and use the database using the installed trial version or will I have to start a fresh creating a new database?
- Is it possible to access the same database with any of the installed versions?
BTW, I am prety new to sql server and databases , I am trying to learn by myself
Thanks
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Oct 17, 2007
Hi all--I'm researching the cleanest downgrade path from a trial edition of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise to a licensed Standard Edition copy. It looks like downgrading will entail uninstalling the old version and installing the new version, but I'd like to save the original setup as much as possible. Detaching the old databases will preserve the non-system databases; what method would work best for restoring the system databases?
Thanks!
- Jon
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Aug 1, 2007
We have recently upgraded from the trial version of sql2005 to the standard Edition. But I am having problems upgrading the client on my machine
I currently cannot access the server as I get a message telling me the trial version has expired.
I have run the disc but nothing has changed.
Do I need to uninstall the client first?
I am also running the sql2000 client,
Listed in my add or remove programmes list are the following Should these be removed first
Microsoft SQL server 2005
Microsoft SQL server 2005 backward compatibility
Microsoft SQL server 2005 Native client
Thanks
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Jan 5, 2006
I'm having problems upgrading to 2005 Trial from 2000 Standard Edition.Despite the ms docs saying this was a valid upgrade path and runningthe upgrade advisor which did not highlight a non-valid upgrade path, Iam getting the following error :-Name: Microsoft SQL Server 2000Reason: Your upgrade is blocked. ......Edition check:Your upgrade is blocked because of edition upgrade rules. ......Any ideas?Richard.
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Jan 4, 2007
Hi
We have Sql2005 x64 bit standard edition server installed in windows 2003 64 bit editio server,
currently due to buisness requirements we need to have sql2005 x64 bit enterprise edition, please let me know how do i do the upgrade or change.
is it possible to retain all our custom settings in the standard edition after changing to enterprise edition.
This has to be done for our production and very critical, please help
Thanks
Samuel I
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Apr 21, 2007
We want to licence a trail version 2005 Enterprise with an full version of MS Sql server 2005 standard. Is this possible?
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Oct 26, 2006
My trial is about to end and I have purchased the developer edition disks
When the trial expires is there the opportunity to just enter the product key
or do I need to install. If so, the trial programs are under my C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server folder. Can I just use another folder for the developer software or will I need to do some backup and overwrite
Thanks for any help
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Sep 18, 2006
I have just installed SQL 2005 Trial, I have downloaded the DVD iso image from Microsoft. We are planning to upgrade it to the SQL 2005 Standard Edition.
My Question is, does the Trial Edition already include the SP1? When not, ist it possible to Upgrade the Trial with SP1, and the later to Standard Edition?
Or is the only supported way to Upgrade the Trial To Standard, and first then apply the SP1 patch?
thanx for anny suggestions
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Jan 29, 2007
Hi ,
i am trying to install Sql server 2005 trial edition , There were 3 types of files for download
Self-extracting executables:X86 ExecutableX64 ExecutableIA64 ExecutableDidnt know for which they are applicable , i have a windows xp professional SP2
I downloaded "X86 Executable" . Then tried to run the setup.exe file . It says installing Sql Server 2000 but i want Sql SERver 2005.
I have checked couple of times and am pretty sure that i have downloaded sql server 2005 trial version and not the 2000 version.
can some one help me
Thanks
red
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Mar 25, 2008
I want to download SQL Server 2005 Trial Edition, but i always meets problem in the last step. it displays:
<<We€™re sorry, but there is no Microsoft.com Web page that matches your entry. It is possible you typed the address incorrectly, or the page may no longer exist. You may wish to try another entry or choose from the links below, which we hope will help you find what you€™re looking for.>>
Who can tell me the way to download it? Thanks!
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Sep 23, 2006
Hello!M a newbie.. I just want to know, that wots the difference b/w SQL Server Standard Edition and Express Edition.?And can I use Visual Studio 2005 (Professional Edition) with SQL Server Express Edition.?
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Dec 15, 2006
Dear All,We have a database which contains many tables which have millions ofrecords. When We attach the database with MS SQL Server 2005 StandardEdition Server and run some queries (having joins, filters etc.) thenthey take very long time to execute while when We execute same querieson Enterprise Edition then they run 10 times faster than on standardedition.Our database does not use any features which are present in EnterpriseEdition and not present in Standard Edition. We want to know what arethe differences between Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition forperformance. Why should we go for Enterprise Edition when StandardEdition has all the features required.We are presently using evaluation versions of SQL Server 2005 Standardand Enterprise Editions.Thanks and regards,Nishant Sainihttp://www.simplyjava.com
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Apr 10, 2008
I am attempting to upgrade a 2005 Standard Edtion to Enterprise Edition. This is a default instance. All components are upgraded successfully except the Database Engine. I receive the following error:
SQL Server Setup has encountered the following problem: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]The certificate cannot be dropped because one or more entities are either signed or encrypted using it.. To continue, correct the problem, and then run SQL Server Setup again.
This installation does not have encryption enabled, so I do not undersand the error or how to correct it.
After rebooting the SQL instance appears to be upgraded to Enterprise, but it cannot be upgraded to SP2.
Thanks,
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Feb 6, 2008
The enterprise edition of SQL server includes some advanced BI features, for example the fuzzy lookup feature of IS. If the IS package lives on an enterprise edition of SQL server and the database the package it is targeting lives on a standard edition of SQL server can the advanced features be used? Can you run a fuzzy look against a database on a standard edition of SQL server when th IS package lives on an enterprise edition of SQL server? THANKS!
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Jan 28, 2008
Hi,
I have recently upgraded a SQL x64 server from Developer Edition to Standard Edition, This succeeded without issue. Following a reboot SQL Server yielded the following message
Your SQL Server installation is either corrupt or has been tampered with unable to load SQLBoot.DLL. Please uninstall then re-run setup to correct this issue.
Please can anyone help ?
Many Thanks
Marcus Stuart
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Feb 5, 2008
I just downloaded the SQL SERVER 2005 TRIAL EDITION. Where to I get the SQL Server Management Studio from? Can I use SQL Server Management Studio Express?
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Feb 8, 2008
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I don't really want to uninstall the current installation just to do something that shouldn't be complicated to do, upgrading software versions should not be a difficult process.
Does anybody have any experience with this?
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May 23, 2007
I believe it is possible to restore databases from Enterprise edition to an enviroment with Standard edition. We have been able to do it on databases without any partitioned tables. But if a database has partitioned tables it will not start up in the Standard edition after a successful restore. The error log states that the database will not start because partitions are not allowed in Standard edition (which we knew). But we were led to believe that the databases would restore and open fine, the partitions would just not be there in Standard edition. Are we possibly doing something wrong or will this just not work?
Thanks
Chris
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May 10, 2006
As an ISV, I want to certify my product on Standard Edition. I am using Developer Edition everywhere. Is there a way I can do the certification using the Developer Edition, or do I need to obtain/purchase a copy of the Standard Edition?
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Apr 17, 2008
I found so many websites wrote that fuzzy grouping ,fuzzy lookup, term extraction, term lookup,Dimension processing destination adapter and Data mining model training destination adapter only available at Enterprise Edition.
Anyway i still can use these components at Standard Edition.
Is that any features different between these two edition for these components? Thanks
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Feb 26, 2008
Hello all,
Here I need some help or suggestions for the following topic...
I am using SQL server 2000 enterprise edition installed on the machine. Now I wanted to change the edition from enterprise to standard.
There are around 4 user databases exists on the server.
What are the areas I have to take care while doing this? Could I do as normal installation?
No log shipping implemented on the server.
Your suggestions would be very helpful to me.
Thanks in advance.
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Jul 20, 2005
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Sep 25, 2007
We have a performance problem with a SQL statement (never completes) on one of our customer€™s sites. They are running SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with SP2. The server is dual core with 3GB or RAM.
We requested a backup of the database and restored it to a SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition Server with SP2. The server has a single CPU with 2GB or RAM. However the exact same SQL (cut and paste) executes in approx 35 seconds.
We restored the backup of the customers database SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with SP2. The server is dual core with 2GB or RAM. However as on eth customer site the SQL never completes.
So our question is why is this happening and is there a solution?
Our understanding is that the SQL Server 2005 engine is the same but Developer Edition (aka Enterprise Edition) has additional options.
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Mar 20, 2008
I tried to download PerformancePoint Server Trial Version to ther server today and I got to the configuration point of the Analysis Services Setting, and when I clicked next to proceed with the configuration I got a popup error message:
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Now I have SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition Disc (Bought it with Visual Studio 2005) but on the server I have SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition, if I try to run the sql server developer Edition disc, I use the wizard download and it seems that the download is going through the SQL Server entire download, it's like I'm re-downloading SQL Server all over again.
Does that seem right?
what is the best approach to work around this probelm?
I appreciate any help
Thanks
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Jun 29, 2006
Hello all,Can anyone tell me or suggest links about differences of SQL Server2000 Developer Edition & SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition?Specifically, I need to know about the licencing policy.So far I know that SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition is licenced fordevelpoment (what else), test and demo use. Each licence entitles onlyone developer to use the software on as many systems as necessary andadditional developers can use the software by parchasing additionallicences (some sentences borrowed by microsoft's presentation of theproduct).Does 2000 Edition has more functions than the latest one? In otherwords, what the advantages and disadvantages of these 2 Versions?Thanks in advance?PS: Shoul I post this here?
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Jul 23, 2005
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Feb 1, 2008
I have a SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition running in a cluster environment. There is the request to Upgrade to Standard Edition. (Yes, the other way round)
How can I excute an Up-/Downgrade and avoid new installation ?
Thanks for help
Peter
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May 28, 2008
Hi All,
Do I need to remove Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Standard) from the Add or Remove program to replace it with Developer Edition?
I also wondering if I would need to backup my data and log files first, would they be deleted during the process?
Thanks.
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Jan 13, 2006
Hi, there,
We are running SQL 2000 & SP4 with our ASP.NET application, now we plan to upgrade to Enterprise Edition due to the huge diffirence in price. Can any one of u give an brief introduction of the difference between these two, and what is the advantages of enterprise edition?
Any suggestion will greately appreciated.
Shermaine
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May 28, 2008
Hi All,
Do I need to remove Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Standard) from the Add or Remove program to replace it with Developer Edition?
I also wondering if I would need to backup my data and log files first, would they be deleted during the process?
Thanks.
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Nov 15, 2007
I received an error when I tried to install SQL server 2005 enterprise edition trial software with office 2007. My operating system is Windows XP pro SP2. It could not locate an office file and recommended downloading office 2003 sp2. Will this fix the problem?
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Sep 1, 2007
Simple question. I have a client that needs SQL 2005 Standard installed NOW, and cannot wait for media to arrive. I know I can download the 180 trial of SQL 2005 Enterprise, but can it be licensed as Standard when we purchase?
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