SP2 triggers SharePoint license expiration!

I don't know how i missed this post from a couple weeks ago, but asking around nobody seemed to have caught it so here it is.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/05/21/attention-important-information-on-service-pack-2.aspx

Here is an excerpt

During the installation of SP2, a 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’s data, configuration or application code but will render SharePoint inaccessible for end-users.

Here is the KB article on it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971620

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Published Friday, June 05, 2009 9:36 AM by notorioustech

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Monday, June 22, 2009 5:37 PM by NIA SharePoint Admin

# re: SP2 triggers SharePoint license expiration!

We have encountered our SharePoint license reverting back to a trial version after the installtion of SP2.  Although we have the orginal PID used for the installation, the Convert License field will not allow us to enter the PID.  We have tried cut n past and manually entering the key again.  The field is not grayed out but definitely will not allow input of any kind.  Has anyone seen this peice of magic?

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