Microsoft KB Archive/318739

= SMS: You Cannot Update the 120-Day Trial Version of SMS with Later Service Packs =

Article ID: 318739

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q318739



SUMMARY
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
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 &quot;patch&quot; an SP2 compact disc to create an SP3 compact disc image.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbinfo KB318739

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