My new boss wants to know which windows 2003 servers are MSDN installed OS's and SQL Servers and which are legitimately purchased licenses How can I tell just by looking at the license key in the registry
The MSDN licenses are the ones running on non-production servers (i.e. uses only for testing), the production licenses that those running on production servers.
But, you could always run something like a key finder (http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml) to get the cd key of the Windows and compare it with your license MSDN license key list.
MSDN licene vs. purchased license
CaptBeagle
The MSDN licenses are the ones running on non-production servers (i.e. uses only for testing), the production licenses that those running on production servers.
But, you could always run something like a key finder (http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml) to get the cd key of the Windows and compare it with your license MSDN license key list.