Licenses

[cumu2003]

Hi.

At work we currently have OEM licenses for Windows, and also have a few
Upgrade Volume Licenses.

Is it possible to use the Volume Licenses on the Machines which have
the OEMs, as there is no real difference between them, and we still do
have the licenses...?

Thanks in advance to anyone who lets me know.

 

[Larry Samuels]

Yes--that is the point of volume licenses.

Most people wrongly assume that a VL copy can legally be installed on a new
machine that has no license, but that is NOT the case. The VL copy can be
installed clean, but the machine MUST have a licensed copy of windows to
qualify for the VL upgrade license.

--
Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
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[cumu2003]

but what I meant is, if I had say 50 machines, that all had oem
licenses, and I have vlk license for 10 machines, could I use the vlk
on all 60 machines? Or does that contradict the vlk and oem licensing?

Sorry if you meant that it would be ok in this way, I just wanted to
clear things up.

Cheers

 

[Larry Samuels]

No--you can only use the VL copy on the number of machines you have VL
licenses for.

--
Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Expert Zone-