Vista Business Volumn License Key

[Guest]

Hi all

We bought 80 lenovo laptops and they came with Vista Business. But they
didn't come with any CD or DVD for setting it up. I prefer to reimage those
laptops coz there are so many things on it and it make the laptops slow down.
The question is how could i get the volumn license key for it?

Thanks in advance.

Enz

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Talk with your Microsoft representative.
It is doubtful they were shipped with your Volume License key.

 

[Guest]

My previous manager got the volume license key from
(e-mail address removed). If I contact the Microsoft representative, she
will ask me to buy a CD and a few licenses which we doesn't need to.

Is it possible for me to contact Microsoft directly?

Thanks
enz

 

[Guest]

I just contact with Microsoft and this is what they tell me to do:

+ Should have Volumn License Agreement with Microsoft.
+ Buy the Media Kit for Vista Business.
+ Buy Software Assurance for 1 Laptop (has to be purchase within 90 days
from the day i bought these laptops).

The Volumn License Key will come with the software assurance.

Thank you.

 

[Nick Simpson]

From my understanding of licensing though, the key on the license sticker
needs to match the license in the computer unless the machine has been
upgraded to a different version of the OS or its covered by volume
licensing. Since you're only buying SA for 1 laptop, only 1 laptop is
entitled to use that volume license key. The Lenovo machines that you
bought sound like OEM licenses, not volume licenses.

 

[Mike Brannigan]

Hi all

We bought 80 lenovo laptops and they came with Vista Business. But they
didn't come with any CD or DVD for setting it up. I prefer to reimage
those
laptops coz there are so many things on it and it make the laptops slow
down.
The question is how could i get the volumn license key for it?

Thanks in advance.

Enz

You have purchased 80 laptops with OEM installs of Vista - that is a unique
install and key on each machine.
If you wish to reimage and use a single key then as you suggest you will
need to do so using a Volume license key and VL media.
You can only get this if you have or take out a Volume License Agreement
with Microsoft.
You don't just get a VL key and media for no reason. You have to be under
the appropriate agreement.
If you do not have a VL agreement at the moment the cheapest option would be
to take one out at the minimal level of 5 PC which would mean you end up
with 5 additional licenses for Vista and the rights to use your VL key and
media to reimage your devices.
see
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/smallbusiness.mspx