My company has recently sold a part of its business, and along with that business goes a live SQL 2000 server. However, the license for said SQL Server was not part of the sale. So, to make a long story short I've been tasked with finding a way to A) change the license key of the existing installation to the new owner's license key while B) keeping the existing installation intact and running.
Now I've done enough digging to know exactly where the key info is kept in the registry (in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Registration), but I'm more than a bit leery of changing the key at the registry level without confirmation that it will work. I do have a test server I can use as a test if necessary, but I'd prefer to get more feedback before I begin trials.
Thank you in advance
You've installed a specific license for SQL Server. If you're selling the computer on which that license resides you'll have to uninstall that license and install another license. Assuming, of course, the license for the OS that resides on the server is being sold. You should check that selling the OS license is possible in your jurisdiction; license are sometimes not transferable.