Problems with licensing MOSS

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Maurice — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:08:37 GMT

Also make sure the timer job runs with admin priviledge.

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Roel Hans Bethlehem — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:22:22 GMT

Make sure that your Sharepoint Timer Service is started. Otherwise you will get a fail trying to convert your licence.

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

JamesL — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:10:59 GMT

If you are all still trying to find a fix then heres a possible solution that I found and have implemented successfully.

Install a new installation of MOSS 2007 from your licensed media. License it with your purchased license. Now attach your original content database to the new site (there are several Technet and blogs detailing how to do this, just do some Googling).

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Clayton — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:37:11 GMT

I do not have a trial version, but rather a Standard version already installed. I'm trying to convert using my Enterprise license key, but it always errors out. As soon as I get the error, I do an IISRESET, but that does nothing. I've tried to then reset the Timer Service, but still nothing happens. Is there a different order in which I should be doing this? I shouldn't have to do anything except "convert" the license, I'm sure, but nothing ever seems to work quite right in MOSS, hah.

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

JamesL — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:42:14 GMT

I'm upgrading from a trial MOSS Standard edition (now expired as of 9/9/07 'cos I've been trying to upgrade it for so long) to a MOSS Enterprise (legit) Edition.

I get the same errors as listed. I've tried iisreset.exe and iisreset.exe /force. I've tried recycling the Timer Service and neither work.

Any ideas what to do?

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

askmehow pt — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:31:16 GMT

the trial expired, put my new enterprise key

error apears > iisreset -> done. All works again :D

Thanks man.

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Shane — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:35:58 GMT

Use the link above your comment for "how do i find out when my moss trial expires"

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Gerard — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:29:01 GMT

I have used the license from a actionpack sow it doesn't show in the check services list. Now how can i check on which license it is running?

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Shane — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:22:12 GMT

msmvps.com/.../how-do-i-find-out-when-my-moss-trial-expires.aspx

Try this link and see what it says for you Gerard.

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Gerard — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:32:04 GMT

I get the 'Your license conversion operation failed. Check the error logs for details.' but i don't have the error in the log. Now i have restarted the system. How can i check that it is running with the changed license?

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

JamesL — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:43:53 GMT

Could you explain what I need to do with the iisreset? I've got the Standard edition trial with quite a few months left on the trial. I got an Enterprise trial key when I downloaded and installed Standard too and want to upgrade my trial licence to Enterprise. I get the same error as you? I've rebooted the server with no effect, so what switches to I do in iisreset that cures this issue?

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Brian R — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:35:05 GMT

I just went through this and an IISreset alone was not enough to solve the issue. I also had to restart the Windows SharePoint Services Timer (OWSTIMER.EXE)

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Todd Klindt — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:05:17 GMT

On two installations that I've upgraded the license from trial I've had to IISreset before it took affect. I've just moved to acceptance that an IISreset is part of the process. tk

re: Problems with licensing MOSS

Katrien — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:08:58 GMT

Thank you! That solved the problem for me too.

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