Licensing / Reinstallation

[Rana]

Hi,

in my company, all computers have Windows Vista Business Edition & Office
2007. But few people aren't satisfied and they want XP and Office 2003 back.
Window vista and office 2007 has been activated on all computer, if i remove
vista and install XP, will I be able to use my vista license again?
Thanks for your help


Regards,


Rana

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Yes, you will be able to use Vista again, but you will have to telephone to
get the licenses reactivated if they are OEM or Retail Vista licenses.

 

[Alias]

Yes, you will be able to use Vista again, but you will have to telephone to
get the licenses reactivated if they are OEM or Retail Vista licenses.

No 120 day trip like with XP?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Nope, that hole has been closed.

 

[Alias]

Nope, that hole has been closed.

For XP or Vista or both?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Vista

 

[Alias]

Vista

Good, glad to hear that.

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

No 120 day trip like with XP?

Nope, not with vista.

--
Priceless quotes in m.p.w.vista.general group:
http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

"Fair use is not merely a nice concept--it is a federal law based on
free speech rights under the First Amendment and is a cornerstone of the
creativity and innovation that is a hallmark of this country. Consumer
rights in the digital age are not frivolous."
- Maura Corbett

 

[Alias]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:

Nope, not with vista.

I see. MS is trusting their paying customers less and less it seems.

 

[Dustin Harper]

True. While I really like Vista (and XP), this is the one place where I
don't agree with copy protection. Same with CD's and such... They are
punishing the legitimate consumer. The pirates can circumvent the copy
protection, it makes it a real hastle for the legit user.

That's just my opinion, though. I know that the lawyers and such are in
control of a lot of the programmers and stuff. I pay for my software and
hardware, and I know piracy is an issue. But, the pirates still crack
the software, and the copy protection only seems to piss off the little
guys...

--
Dustin Harper
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.vistarip.com

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] wrote:
Yes, you will be able to use Vista again, but you will have to
telephone to get the licenses reactivated if they are OEM or Retail
Vista licenses.

No 120 day trip like with XP?

Nope, not with vista.

I see. MS is trusting their paying customers less and less it seems.

 

[Alias]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:

Alias wrote:
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] wrote:
Yes, you will be able to use Vista again, but you will have to
telephone to get the licenses reactivated if they are OEM or Retail
Vista licenses.

No 120 day trip like with XP?


Nope, not with vista.

I see. MS is trusting their paying customers less and less it seems.

True. While I really like Vista (and XP), this is the one place where I
don't agree with copy protection. Same with CD's and such... They are
punishing the legitimate consumer. The pirates can circumvent the copy
protection, it makes it a real hastle for the legit user.

That's just my opinion, though. I know that the lawyers and such are in
control of a lot of the programmers and stuff. I pay for my software and
hardware, and I know piracy is an issue. But, the pirates still crack
the software, and the copy protection only seems to piss off the little
guys...

When you consider that MS made billions and billions of dollars before
XP came out with their anti consumer flawed "anti piracy" programs, the
point about piracy is absurd.

The music industry is finally waking up and selling DRM free MP3s to
download. When will MS and the other Big Software Boys wake up and smell
the coffee?

What costs more, the bad PR that these "anti piracy" programs cause
coupled with the cost of writing the programs, keeping servers to
activate and the activation seats in India and Morocco or the small
amount of "casual copying"?

I can tell you that the main reason I am leaving Windows for Ubuntu is
this so-called anti piracy crap.