SMS: You Cannot Update the 120-Day Trial Version of SMS with Later Service Packs (318739)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
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 "patch" an SP2 compact disc to create an SP3 compact disc image.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB318739
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