It is my distinct pleasure to announce today the global availability of Exchange Server 2010. This has been an amazing journey from conception to launch, and the team has delivered an unprecedented...
Updated Jul 01, 2019
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Everyone asking about the "pre-pidded" TechNet version, few things:
- Exchange 2010 licensing warning is a licensing warning only, like it used to be with Exchange 2007. The server - when installed - does not have a product PID. A PID needs to be entered post setup, and the PID will determine the version of the server. Once the evaluation period is over, the product will still work the same, with same limitations of the non-licensed server. It is not a "time bomb" but rather a licensing warning. The details around keys mentioned here still apply: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb232170.aspx
- Please post a comment on this: I am guessing that somewhere, we mention that the TechNet version is Pre-pidded or else not so many of you would be asking about this. Can you tell us exactly where we say this, so we can correct this? We do not have a pre-pidded version.
- Exchange 2010 licensing warning is a licensing warning only, like it used to be with Exchange 2007. The server - when installed - does not have a product PID. A PID needs to be entered post setup, and the PID will determine the version of the server. Once the evaluation period is over, the product will still work the same, with same limitations of the non-licensed server. It is not a "time bomb" but rather a licensing warning. The details around keys mentioned here still apply: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb232170.aspx
- Please post a comment on this: I am guessing that somewhere, we mention that the TechNet version is Pre-pidded or else not so many of you would be asking about this. Can you tell us exactly where we say this, so we can correct this? We do not have a pre-pidded version.