SQL Server 2000 installed with wrong CD Key

Hi everyone,

installed SQL Server Std. Ed. with a wrong CD Key,
is there a chance to change it to the right key without uninstall/new
installation of the complete product?

Thanx for any help.
Thomas

Hi you one,

I don=B4t know if that will break the installation, but if your only
option is to reinstall the SQL Server, that should be worth a try:

http://www.extremeexperts.com/SQL/Tips/GetCDKey.aspx

RegCD is stored in  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\S
 OFTWARE\Microsoft\Mi
crosoft SQL
 Server\80\registrati
on\CD_KEY (if existing), changing this *might*
help.

HTH, jens Suessmeyer.

Thank you,
but unfortunately CD_KEY does not exist.
Thomas

Jens  wrote:
> Hi you one,
>
> I donīt know if that will break the installation, but if your only
> option is to reinstall the SQL Server, that should be worth a try:
>
> http://www.extremeexperts.com/SQL/Tips/GetCDKey.aspx
>
> RegCD is stored in  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\S
 OFTWARE\Microsoft\Mi
crosoft SQL
>  Server\80\registrati
on\CD_KEY (if existing), changing this *might*
> help.
>
> HTH, jens Suessmeyer.
>

Plus if you uinstall and reinstall you are not asked for the CD key again -

"Thomas Maier" <eat_this.10.n0sp4m@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you,
> but unfortunately CD_KEY does not exist.
> Thomas
>
> Jens wrote: 

Forget it,
the key exists. When i change it to the "right" key,
everything is working fine. Also when i change it to any CD_KEY, it
works also.
Thanx  Thomas[color=darkred
]
> Thank you,
> but unfortunately CD_KEY does not exist.
> Thomas
>
> Jens wrote:
>