Upgrade windows server 2008 evaluation copy

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Sign in to vote. Thank you. Saturday, December 8, PM. Marking the thread as answered Eval keys are not supposed to work with RTM ones. Wednesday, April 9, AM. Deleted all backups because I decided to start fresh on those. Reinstalled the connector software on 7 clients. Backups ran fine during the night.

Avast installed fine and found all the clients. Whiist plug in back and remote desktop working great.

No more ddnss. I think this is due to removing the Realtek network card and going back to the Broadcomm Gig built into the intel mb. All information in the shared folders is still there and uncorrupted that I know of. Friday, March 28, AM. I have had much pain! I am also attempting to upgrade to the full version from eval. The resinstall continues all the way through successfully installing Windows updates but then begins to "hunt" for my DATA drives.

By this I mean it will alternately identify my SATA drive and another IDE drive as "D:" in an essentially endless loop until it eventually gives up hours later , reboots itself and generally does the same thing all over again. I can't get beyond this point to actually run the WHS console. I can get to the desktop, and have what appeas to be a fully operational OS install.

I have roughly 1TB of "stuff" that I'd really prefer not to lose. Music and video I could recreate, it's the thousands of photos that I can't replace.

Thoughts anyone? Saturday, May 17, PM. Monday, June 16, PM. We shall see if it is true i did a reinstall but now it say formatting. Wednesday, December 3, AM. If it says formation that it's of sure you are going to loose your data, if you want to upgrade your evaluation copy to a full version and if you could able to boot to the desktop, then try to perform an inplace upgrade.

Tuesday, December 15, AM. Terms of Use. Privacy Statement. Please save the output on another location. Windows Server Systeminfo. I know I have mentioned it before, make sure you have a backup you can restore of the server you are performing the in-place upgrade. Also, make sure that you are aware that the following upgrade processes cause downtime. If your server is connected to the internet, make sure you click on Go online to install updates now recommended.

This will download the latest updates to the installer. If you are not asked for the license key, you can skip that step. Select the right Windows Server edition you want to install. For an in-place upgrade select Upgrade: Install Windows and keep files, settings, and applications. The setup will complete and automatically reboot. When the upgrade is done, you will see the Windows Server R2 logon screen.

After the upgrade to Windows Server , log in and check if the server has been successfully upgraded. Make sure you test if the applications are running like expected and if users can access the application.

Make sure that the IP and firewall configuration of your server still allows clients to access your system. If everything works as expected, you can install the latest Windows Server R2 updates, and make sure your server is fully patched. If your server is connected to the internet, make sure you click Download and install updates, drivers and optional features recommended.

Windows Server Update Installer. Windows Server Product Key. Windows Server select image edition. Windows Server license terms. For an in-place upgrade, select Keep personal files and app and click Next. Windows Server in-place upgrade. Windows Server in-place upgrade install. When the upgrade is done, you will see the Windows Server logon screen. Windows Server Logon Screen 2. If everything works as expected, you can install the latest Windows Server updates, and make sure your server is fully patched.

I also highly recommend that you have a look at Windows Containers to modernize your applications. Check out our full video here on Microsoft Channel 9 :. There are many ways you can upgrade or migrate your applications, in-place upgrade is just one of them, and might not always fit.

However, in some scenarios, it is the easiest way to get to a newer version of Windows Server. I hope this gives you an overview about how you can do in-place upgrades from Windows Server R2 to Windows Server If you have any questions or tips for the upgrades, leave a comment below. You must be a registered user to add a comment.

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