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Close, The std version is oem and will not upgrade.
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Close, The std version is oem and will not upgrade.

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I am not given the option to upgrade when I try to upgrade from server 2008 standard to enterprise edition. The option is grayed out. Any ideas on how to proceed?
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I am not given the option to upgrade when I try to upgrade from server 2008 standard to enterprise edition. The option is grayed out. Any ideas on how to proceed?

Server 2008 standard to enterprise upgrade

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.