Question : Windows 2008 upgrade from Foundation to Standard

Have someone performed an upgrade fron Windows 2008 Foundation edition to Standard.

Is it requiered to format, is it an old fashioned upgrade, is it only a procedure to type new license using some kind of app to do that.

Answer : Windows 2008 upgrade from Foundation to Standard

You should be able to upgrade, where did the Standard key come from? Dell?

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/foundation.aspx

If you are a small business running Windows Server Foundation and experience the above mentioned conditions we recommend that you upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. You can obtain a copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard from your reseller.

http://www.petri.co.il/introduction-to-windows-server-2008-foundation.htm

Upgrading Windows Server 2008 Foundation
Windows Server 2008 Foundation supports the following upgrade scenario:
•“In-place” upgrade of Windows Server 2008 Foundation to Windows Server 2008 Standard.

Windows Server 2008 Foundation does not support the following upgrade scenario:
•“In-place” upgrade of Windows Server 2008 Foundation to Windows Server 2008 Standard Core.