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Q318739: SMS: Cannot Update 120-Day Trial Version of SMS with Later SPs

Article: Q318739
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200
Last Modified: 05-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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You can obtain a 120-day trial version of Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 to
evaluate SMS. The trial version is SMS 2.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2). You cannot
upgrade this version of SMS with later service packs.

MORE INFORMATION
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To obtain the trial version of SMS, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/evaluation/trial/default.asp

You cannot upgrade the 120-day trial version of SMS with later service packs. The
Readme_Operations.htm file on the SMS 2.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) CD-ROM contains
the following statement:

  A 120-day Evaluation release of SMS 2.0 SP3 is not being produced, nor is
  there an SMS 2.0 CD Image Update Utility for SMS 2.0 SP3. The download image
  cannot be used to "patch" an SP2 compact disc to create an SP3 compact disc
  image.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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