Cannot Upgrade NFR or MSDN Windows NT 4.0 to Retail

 Last reviewed: January 8, 1998
Article ID: Q142391
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SUMMARY

The "Not for Resale" (NFR) version of Windows NT is limited to five users. The version of Windows NT Server 4.0 that ships with Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is limited to ten users. If your environment requires more than these limits, you must install the retail version of Windows NT Server.

MORE INFORMATION

It is important to note that you cannot upgrade the NFR or the MSDN version of Windows NT Server to the retail version. To successfully run the retail version, you must install the retail version in a new folder, and then re- install your applications.

Before you install the retail version of Windows NT Server, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q125996
   TITLE     : Saving and Restoring Existing Windows NT Shares

   ARTICLE-ID: Q158388
   TITLE     : Useful Resource Kit Utilities for Domain Administrators
To preserve user accounts, if the affected machine is a domain controller, you can install another machine as a Backup Domain Controller, promote it, re-install the old machine as a Backup Domain Controller, and then promote the newly installed machine to the Primary Domain Controller. Once this is done the Backup Domain Controller is no longer needed.

Additional query words: 4.00 prodnt
Keywords : ntlicense NTSrv kbenv kbsetup
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt

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Last reviewed: January 8, 1998
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