Upgrade from SQL Server 2008 SP2 to 2008 R2 (Developer Edition)

Hi Dick, SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 are different versions of SQL, although both of them include ‘2008’ in their names. If you want to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2, you need to purchase a product key except your SQL edition is SQL Server ...

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