{"id":392,"date":"2009-05-22T11:44:40","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T10:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/?p=392"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:58:30","slug":"moss-sp2-product-expiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/index.php\/2009\/05\/22\/moss-sp2-product-expiration\/","title":{"rendered":"MOSS SP2 Product expiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> MOSS SP2 Product expiration<\/p>\n<p>Issue<br \/>\n====<\/p>\n<p>When installing SP2 for MOSS 2007 the product expiration date is improperly activated. This means SharePoint will expire as though it was a trial installation 180 days after SP2 is deployed. The activation of the expiration date will not affect the normal function of SharePoint up until the expiration date passes. Furthermore, product expiration 180 days after SP2 installation will not affect customer\u2019s data, configuration or application code but will render SharePoint inaccessible for end-users. <\/p>\n<p>Resolution<br \/>\n=========<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is working to release a hotfix to automatically fix this issue. A manual workaround is to re-enter your Product ID number (PID) on the Convert License Type page in Central Administration.  For more information and detailed steps please read this KB971620. <\/p>\n<p>Products Effected<br \/>\n===============<br \/>\nApplying Service Pack 2 to any of the following products will result in this issue: Office SharePoint Server 2007, Project Server 2007, Form Server 2007, Search Server 2008 and Search Server 2008 Express. <\/p>\n<p>Products not effected<br \/>\n==================<br \/>\nWindows SharePoint Services 3.0 is not affected by this issue. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOSS SP2 Product expiration Issue ==== When installing SP2 for MOSS 2007 the product expiration date is improperly activated. 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