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How to change from Per Server licensing to Per Seat licensing
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This article was previously published under Q308597
SUMMARY
This article explains how to convert licensing from per server to per seat
by using the Licensing Control Panel program.
Note: Conversion works from per server to per seat, but not in the reverse
direction.
MORE INFORMATION
To Convert from Per-Server Licensing to Per-Seat Licensing
In Control Panel, double-click Licensing.
In the Choose Licensing Mode dialog box, click Per Device or click Per User
in Windows Server 2003. Click Per Seat or Per Server in Windows 2000 Server.
You may receive the following error message:
Liscence Violation
You have requested a change that may violate the license agreement. The
License for a one-time change from a Per Server to a Per Device or Per User
configuration. Do you want to cancel this request?
You can click Yes to cancel, or click No to continue.
Click No to continue.
In the window that opens, the following information is displayed in Windows
Server 2003: Per Device or Per User Licensing
Client Licensing
If you have not purchased a client access license for every
computer that will access windows server, you must purchase them
prior to using Windows Server.
For complete terms and conditions governing the use of this
product, see license agreements, which can be found under help.
I agree that:
I have read and agreed to be bound by the license agreements
for this product.
If you agree, click to select the I agree check box, and then click OK. In
Windows 2000 Server, the information will say "Per Server or Per Seat"
instead of "Per Device or Per User."
For additional information, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
130632 How to determine current licensing mode (Per Seat or Per Server)
175276 Licensing policy implementation with MSCS
273475 Licensing in Windows 2000 and differences with Windows NT 4.0
130631 Client license assignment in Per Server mode
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
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