Licenses buying

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David

Hi!, I'm sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup to post but if it is so,
please redirect me in the correct one, Thank you.

I am currently planning to open a small business where I would need some
computers (in between 30-50) with Windows (probably XP) installed. I was
wondering where or who should I contact to have a "bulk" pricing for all
these licenses. I live in Canada and each "full install licence" is worth
400$ approx. so for 50 it would cost me 20,000$ only for licensing windows
XP...

I searched microsoft's website to find an email but no cigar. An email
address or URL would be greatly appreciated.

If you want, you can contact me by email at (e-mail address removed) but keep the
same subject so I don't think it junk mail.

Thanks for your help,
David
 
If you are buying all-new computers, you should just get Windows XP
Professional pre-installed on them. This is the cheapest route.

If you have computers that have some other operating system licensed for
them already, you can use Open Licensing to upgrade the licenses for all of
them. But the computers must all have an OS pre-installed already. You
cannot simply buy all your computers without any operating system and then
buy upgrade licenses. You cannot purchase full OS licenses through the
volume license programs.

Finally, if you do have a situation where you have many computers that did
not come with any OS, you can purchase some piece of hardware for each of
them (such as a memory upgrade, a new mouse, etc), and are then eligible to
purchase an OEM copy for each machine.

For complete details, see:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/
 
To my knowledge, the only licenses available under
the "volume licensing program" ARE for the FULL version!
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If you are buying all-new computers, you should just get Windows XP
Professional pre-installed on them. This is the cheapest route.

If you have computers that have some other operating system licensed for
them already, you can use Open Licensing to upgrade the licenses for all of
them. But the computers must all have an OS pre- installed already. You
cannot simply buy all your computers without any operating system and then
buy upgrade licenses. You cannot purchase full OS licenses through the
volume license programs.

Finally, if you do have a situation where you have many computers that did
not come with any OS, you can purchase some piece of hardware for each of
them (such as a memory upgrade, a new mouse, etc), and are then eligible to
purchase an OEM copy for each machine.

For complete details, see:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/
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(e-mail address removed) but keep
 
If you are buying all-new computers, you should just get Windows XP
Professional pre-installed on them. This is the cheapest route.
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I thought of that, but when buying a computer somewhere in the price,
there's the OS licences fees.
So, as you'd say, buying the computer lots with WinXP Pro already installed
would cost me less than buying the same lot w/o any OSes and buying an OS
lot w/ a lot of licences key?
If you have computers that have some other operating system licensed for
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No, starting from scratch :-)
Finally, if you do have a situation where you have many computers that did
not come with any OS, you can purchase some piece of hardware for each of
them (such as a memory upgrade, a new mouse, etc), and are then eligible to
purchase an OEM copy for each machine.
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How come? You can be eligible to an OEM copy of XP when buying such
upgrades? Why?

David
 
David said:
I thought of that, but when buying a computer somewhere in the price,
there's the OS licences fees.
So, as you'd say, buying the computer lots with WinXP Pro already installed
would cost me less than buying the same lot w/o any OSes and buying an OS
lot w/ a lot of licences key?

No, starting from scratch :-)

How come? You can be eligible to an OEM copy of XP when buying such
upgrades? Why?

David
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That's just the way Bill wanted it.
 
Buying the OS preinstalled on the computer is the cheapest way to obtain the
license period, including retail and volume license. The drawback is that
the license is tied to the computer, so it cannot be moved to another
computer, even if the computer breaks. Most companies license their OS this
way.

Yes, all volume licenses are upgrades. With Microsoft licensing agreements,
you CANNOT purchase full Windows XP licenses, ONLY upgrades from existing
operating systems.

And finally, the only way you can obtain OEM copies of Windows is by
purchasing either a whole new computer (like what you are doing), or by
buying an essential hardware component (such as a hard drive, memory,
keyboard, mouse, etc, but not something like a printer or scanner). That is
why I recommend you buy the licenses now, preinstalled on the computers.
Make sure you buy from a reputable dealer who is actually selling you real
licenses (they must attach the OEM sticker to the side of every computer).
I have seen many dealers who charge you for the OS, but don't actually give
you a real license (illegal, of course). Once you've purchased the
computers without an OS, your only option to license Windows XP is by buying
additional hardware for them, or buying a boxed retail copy for every single
machine (way too expensive).
 
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