I got Windows Server 2012 R2 as DC, unable to do in-place upgrade to Windows 2012 R2
Doing a clan install is not possible...

I've tried with updates installed any still same.
I got Windows Server 2012 R2 as DC, unable to do in-place upgrade to Windows 2012 R2
Doing a clan install is not possible...

I've tried with updates installed any still same.
Hi @dssds-4091,
As per the error it seems you are trying to perform an in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard to a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (Evaluation), is this correct?
You cannot perform an in-place upgrade with the evaluation media, you'll need to get the retail media for Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard.
For more information, see:
Upgrade Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/upgrade/upgrade-2008r2-to-2012r2
Windows Server installation and upgrade
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/installation-and-upgrade
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Best regards,
Leon
Are you saying Windows Server have different methods on in-place compared to consumer versions like Windows 10 etc?
When purchasing, you purchase a license key to use. What your saying then is a retail version of Windows server is different to an evaluation, converted to full?
is this correct? I gathered all bits were the same.. The only thing that changes is the license. As long as it's genuine, i gathered that was all that counted.
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