change the SQL license without reinstalling the product?

We are running out of SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition with merge replication, and we just hit a limit of product that we ignore to 25 subscriptions.
Question: Can we change the Standard Ed license or remove this restriction somehow without having to re - install the product?

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