SQL Server 2008/2012 Evaluation Edition Expired

Po aktualizacji SQL Server 2008 i 2012 do nowszej wersji – przy próbie otworzenia Management Studio można otrzymać następujący komunikat:

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio:
Evaluation period has expired. For information on how to upgrade your evaluation software please go to http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy

Istnieje prosty sposób na rozwiązanie tego problemu. Wystarczy do rejestru dodać:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\ClientSetup]
"SQLBinRoot"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\100\\Shared\\"
"checksumref"=""
"SQLPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\100\\Tools"
"SqlToolsPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\100\\Tools\\Binn\\VSShell\\Common7\\IDE\\"
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\100\\Tools\\Binn\\"
"checksum"=hex:38,38,33,66,66,66,30,65,62,38,32,62,30,34,37,62,31,30,35,31,36,\
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39,66,63,36,62,31,34,64,35,34,36,39,34,30,39,39,33,34,63,30,38,35,34,39,30,\
36,37,36,35,64,33,38,61,62,38,64,39,39,33,33,65,39,65,32,31,39,30,37,38,63,\
38,36,64,36,66,64,65,65,33,39,39,61,63,33,32,32,38,37,36,63,30,61,33,64,65,\
66,64,31,35,37,34,38,00
"VSToolsPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\\Common7\\IDE\\PrivateAssemblies\\"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\ClientSetup\CurrentVersion]
"CurrentVersion"="10.0.1600.22"
"Language"=dword:00000409

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\ClientSetup\SQLCEBinRoot]
"3.5"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition\\v3.5\\Tools\\"

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