With a volume-licensed Exchange2010 DVD, can I avoid completely re-installing Exchange2010 Standard Trial?

I have installed Exchange 2010 Standard Trial edition, into our Exchange 2003 environment. And now, for licensing, I've been provided a completely separate ISO download, volume-licensed for Exchange 2010 Enterprise. I would really rather enter a product key to my installed Exchange 2010, than have to go through an entire uninstall/reinstall process.

Is there some likely place on the volume-licensed Exchange 2010 DVD -- some specific XML file, perhaps -- where I might locate the slipstreamed product key? Or is there some option to setup.com that might add the slipstreamed product key to the existing installation?

Solution 1:

No, you don't need to reinstall Microsoft Exchange with the specific DVD...

On your Exchange 2010 server, try opening the Exchange Management Console...

Go to Server Configuration -> Enter Product Key.

Try the key. If it accepts, verify the version/edition by right-clicking on the General tab when selecting your server.

From Microsoft:

For new installations, you may use the software without entering a product key for 120 days after the initial installation only to demonstrate and internally evaluate it. You may upgrade the trial installation at any time to Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Standard or Enterprise edition by entering a product key.

After doing so, you'll need to restart the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service.