robmultilink said:
If I have to do this on 8 stations on the same network will there be issues
with using the same ghost image(same licence)?
Depends on how much integrity you have. By the licening terms, you
need to purchase a separate Win2K license for each computer on which you
install it. (As long as you have multiple identical licenses, it
doesn't matter if you use the same CD for the installations, as long as
you use a different license each time.)
Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one Win2K license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.)
Unfortunately, however, Win2K lacks WinXP's copy protection and
licvense enforcement feature, WPA. Microsoft relied upon the honesty of
its customers to abide by the licensing terms. Which is why later
Microsoft operating systems have incorporated increasingly stringent
anti-theft measures.
all have valid xp pro
licences, but with downgrade I would like to use ghost but I'm concerned
about using the same image for all.
The image won't make any great deal of difference, as long as you
possess a Win2K license for each machine.
Not all WinXP Pro licenses are downgradeable. Only OEM and the
Select/Open Volume licenses can be downgraded. Further the WinXP
license remains a _single_ license: you can use it for its original
WinXP installation, or you can use it, if it meets the other
requirements, Win2K Pro.
Microsoft Downgrading Chart
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/downloads/downgrade_chart.doc
You would have to use a Win2K CD and Product Key that you already
have a legal license to use.
There is no "rollback" to Win2K. To replace WinXP with an earlier
OS, you'll have to boot from the appropriate boot disk, format the hard
drive, and install. There is no supported downgrade path or technique.
Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order
of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
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