Pre-Pidded SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition from TechNet fails because of invalid key
- by marc.d
i am trying to setup a test-enviroment with Windows Server 2008 R2 (Dell OEM Licence) and SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (from TechNet) but the installer fails with
The SQL Server product key is not
valid. To proceed, re-enter the
product key values from the
Certificate of Authenticity (COA) or
SQL Server Packaging. Error code
0x84B40000