Windows 2000 TS PIN for Windows 2003 TS

[MJ]

Hello,

First I am not a technical person so forgive me if I ask a really easy
question. A client of mine has a PIN for Windows 2000 Terminal Server that
they want to know when the install/upgrade to Windows 2003 Terminal Server,
can they use the same PIN. Or do they have to go to the licensing wizard and
follow the steps to go to the Microsoft Clearinghouse and get a new PIN?
Does the PIN even exist for Windows 2003 Terminal Server?

Thanks

MJ

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

I assume that you mean the PIN which was received and used to
activate the W2K TS Licensing Server, correct?
You won't be able to use this when the server is upgraded to 2003,
since the PIN is Product-ID specific, and the Product-ID will be
changed.
When you perform an in-place upgrade of a W2K TS LS to 2003, the TS
LS will still be installed, but it has to be activated again.

Here's how you activate a 2003 TS Licensing Server:

325869 - How to activate a License Server by using Terminal Server
Licensing in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=325869

Note that when you upgrade the Terminal Servers (not the TS LS) to
2003, that you need a 2003 TS CAL for every connecting client or
user. Any W2K TS CALs that you may have purchased are useless,
unless you have Software Assurance and can upgrade them as well.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?TUo=?= <MJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 jul
2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello,
>
> First I am not a technical person so forgive me if I ask a
> really easy question. A client of mine has a PIN for Windows
> 2000 Terminal Server that they want to know when the
> install/upgrade to Windows 2003 Terminal Server, can they use
> the same PIN. Or do they have to go to the licensing wizard and
> follow the steps to go to the Microsoft Clearinghouse and get a
> new PIN? Does the PIN even exist for Windows 2003 Terminal
> Server?
>
> Thanks
>
> MJ