Hello Everybody, Recently my client handed me over a windows server 2003 with Service pack II x86 demo version installed. He wants me to change the serial key, I tried following the Microsoft document which involoved the changes a bit in registry which did not help at all. Also whe I tried modifying the wpa.* file from windows system32 it recreartes the file when you hit %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a. Request you to help me out and resolve this issue. Waiting for your kind reply. Regards, Amit Khamkar.

Hello Amit, I recommend you check this article once:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918342Regards, Ravikumar P

Hi Amit, Why do you want to change the serial key of a evaluation version? If you are trying to upgrade the trail version, then there is no way you can achieve it with serial change. You need to re-install the OS to upgrade. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/8d09731e-8b56-4425-b491-6abab61b5fae/ More license related things call http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx Try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918342 http://msmvps.com/blogs/clustering/archive/2006/09/18/How-to-change-your-Volume-License-_2800_VL_2900_-key-with-Windows-Server-2003-or-R2.aspxRegards, Rafic If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!

Hi There, Well it is not an evalution version, I really have no idea why does my client needs to change that product key. The steps you have mentioned above have been tried,but they did not really help at all.. Thanks Again!!! Regards, Amit Khamkar.

Hi Amit, In your earlier post you said Demo version, so i thought its an evaluation edition. If you still have issues with the product keys, i would recommend you to contact the Microsoft licensing team for better support. and they will guide you all the way. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-usRegards, Rafic If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!