sql 2008 r2 express not installed on win 7

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hi,

on one of my machine we have sql 2008 r2 installed with evaluation setting. now when i open the sql management studio it shows a message that sql is expire please buy now...

i remove the sql 2008 r2 completely from my machine and try to reinstall it again but every time i open the sql management studio it shows the same message. can some one please help me ?

Posted 11-Apr-14 0:49am

ravikhoda

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Tom Marvolo Riddle · Answer 1 · 2014-04-11T01:01:00

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I guess you're using a trial version .Buy the license to change into a full Version

OP Wrote:
i remove the sql 2008 r2 completely from my machine and try to reinstall it again but every time i open the sql management studio it shows the same message.

It happens because of Windows_Registry[^].Even if you reinstalled the product ,the windows registry still holds the info about the expirydate which is registered at the very first time on installation of the product

Posted 11-Apr-14 1:01am

Tom Marvolo Riddle

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ravikhoda 11-Apr-14 7:16am

well i am doing this because i do not want to buy any. even sql express will work in my case cause this is a development machine and not a server where i am running real time applications.

Tom Marvolo Riddle 11-Apr-14 7:27am

Then go with Sql Express edition.

ravikhoda 11-Apr-14 7:38am

that is what i am trying on my machine that even after installing sql express edition it shows the same message to buy sql server licence.

Tom Marvolo Riddle 11-Apr-14 7:40am

clear the registry and try to reinstall it