Developer edition 2005 upgrade to standard 2005?

We are trying to transisiton our network to sql server 2005... however
havent received our media kit yet for sql server 2005 and probably wont for
a while going by their transit times... we already have the license for sql
server 2005 standard edition but need to get this server up and running
soon! is there any way to install our developer edition copy or install the
trial edition then later "upgrade" to the standard edition license? thanks!Unless it has changed (which I doubt) it is not possible to upgrade from
developer to a licensed edition. You will need to uninstall and reinstall.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Brian Henry" <nospam@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> We are trying to transisiton our network to sql server 2005... however
> havent received our media kit yet for sql server 2005 and probably wont
> for a while going by their transit times... we already have the license
> for sql server 2005 standard edition but need to get this server up and
> running soon! is there any way to install our developer edition copy or
> install the trial edition then later "upgrade" to the standard edition
> license? thanks!
>|||The following article will help when the time comes to move the databases to
the new server instance.
How to move SQL Server databases to a new location by using Detach and
Attach functions in SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071
"Brian Henry" <nospam@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> We are trying to transisiton our network to sql server 2005... however
> havent received our media kit yet for sql server 2005 and probably wont
> for a while going by their transit times... we already have the license
> for sql server 2005 standard edition but need to get this server up and
> running soon! is there any way to install our developer edition copy or
> install the trial edition then later "upgrade" to the standard edition
> license? thanks!
>|||SQL2005 BOL at
ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/instsql9/html/702359c4-6ca9-42a8-860c-
a95a802898a1.htm
indicates that SQL Server 2005 Developer edition to SQL2005 Standard edition
is one of the supported paths.
But I have not tried to do an in-place upgrade from Dev to Standard.
Linchi
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
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> Unless it has changed (which I doubt) it is not possible to upgrade from
> developer to a licensed edition. You will need to uninstall and reinstall.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Brian Henry" <nospam@.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OLz%23rGCLGHA.720@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>|||You learn something new every day<g>. Back when 2000 just came out in RTM I
was told by a MS employee that this was not possible and never had a reason
to doubt it. I too would like to actually see it done successfully but it
appears it is possible. Thanks Linchi and sorry Brian.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Linchi Shea" <linchi_shea@.NOSPAMml.om> wrote in message
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> SQL2005 BOL at
> ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/instsql9/html/702359c4-6ca9-42a8-860
c-a95a802898a1.htm
> indicates that SQL Server 2005 Developer edition to SQL2005 Standard
> edition is one of the supported paths.
> But I have not tried to do an in-place upgrade from Dev to Standard.
> Linchi
> "Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
> news:eGDoZ$CLGHA.360@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>|||thanks everyone
"Andrew J. Kelly" <sqlmvpnooospam@.shadhawk.com> wrote in message
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> You learn something new every day<g>. Back when 2000 just came out in RTM
> I was told by a MS employee that this was not possible and never had a
> reason to doubt it. I too would like to actually see it done successfully
> but it appears it is possible. Thanks Linchi and sorry Brian.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Linchi Shea" <linchi_shea@.NOSPAMml.om> wrote in message
> news:eY$dIUSLGHA.1124@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>