My name is Bill. Here is my story....
In April I was installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on my server at work. I was upgrading from SQL Server 2008 R2 Exress, which I had outgrown. I wanted to prove out some of the benefits I would get for my boss so I installed the Evaluation version.
During the installation the IT guy working with me had put the media in the server and I did the install. It has worked wonderfully. I have known the evaluation was coming to an end, but I also knew that the upgrade process was simple, so
I have not worried about it. During my install I saw that the product key filled in automatically, I guess from the media, but I changed it to evaluation since I had not paid for it yet.
So, now I am running out of time. I purchased the required license, actually a 2012 license, for which I have a certificate, but I don't have an activation key. Nobody at work can find the installation media. I need an activation key, I believe,
to select the version of SQL Server I want to switch the evaluation version into. Where do I find an activation key? I've just shelled out a few thousand bucks for this thing and I don't want it to stop running on me.
Thanks!
Bill
William Benton