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by bazargan

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Hello,
some of my users in LAN has setup windows 2000 evaluation copy in thier system .As they install this copy they didn`t know that this version is going to be expierd in 120 days forward .
What should I do to make thier windows to be valid? I could not connect them to internet cos of company policy .(their secret data)
any suggestion ?
Thanks.

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by matt duggan

Install the full version over the top of their current build by inserting the Win2k Pro CD and running setup from within the eval version. This will upgrade it to the full product, but may cause a few things to go astray (drivers, some config settings, etc).

Technet article Q253523 discusses some of the issues with such a process, and provides a link to a utility that will be of help.

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