What if the multi user license expires or you reach your EULA limi

[Guest]

I work at a company and spent the last few days installing Win XP Pro on
several machines for an upgrade we are doing. Apparently, we let the license
expire and are going to renew it because we are getting error messages when
we get to a certain number of O/S on the same network at a time. MY
QUESTION? Will I have to re-install the O/S all over again for each PC to get
the new product key in or can it be changed in the registry? Is it possible
that we can just renew or change the license we have now to include more
installations of the same O/S (thereby keeping the same PRODUCT KEY)? Help! I
am trying to avoid reformatting those PCs and starting all over.

 

[Al Dykes]

I work at a company and spent the last few days installing Win XP Pro on
several machines for an upgrade we are doing. Apparently, we let the license
expire and are going to renew it because we are getting error messages when
we get to a certain number of O/S on the same network at a time. MY
QUESTION? Will I have to re-install the O/S all over again for each PC to get
the new product key in or can it be changed in the registry? Is it possible
that we can just renew or change the license we have now to include more
installations of the same O/S (thereby keeping the same PRODUCT KEY)? Help! I
am trying to avoid reformatting those PCs and starting all over.

You really want site licenses for XP, which start at 5 seats. You don't
save a lot of money but there are many productivity advantages, esp if
you install over a network, or clone disks.

The PITA is that you've already bought licenses, one at at time and
they have no trade-up value that I know of.

Site-license XP disk have a master key, so you never have to enter it.

 

[Leythos]

Apparently, we let the license
expire and are going to renew it because we are getting error messages when
we get to a certain number of O/S on the same network at a time.

Can you be more specific? I don't understand the "let the license
expire" part. None of the MS licenses expire that I've seen.

 

[Guest]

To clarify, we do have a site license, but I think we have hit our number cap
or even worse let it expire. My question is if we get a new site license,
will that mean i have to reinstall the O/S with the old Product Key, or can I
change the product key in the registry?

 

[Guest]

If the site license does not expire, does that mean that we can just add
seats to the license we have? (thereby stopping the error message that we
have too many running?) If this is the case, then could we still use the same
Product Key by just adding seats to the site license for a fee?

Just out of curiosity, what are the prices to add seats to a site license or
where can I find that info?

 

[Malke]

If the site license does not expire, does that mean that we can just
add seats to the license we have? (thereby stopping the error message
that we have too many running?) If this is the case, then could we
still use the same Product Key by just adding seats to the site
license for a fee?

Just out of curiosity, what are the prices to add seats to a site
license or where can I find that info?

Fritz, you'd be better off talking directly to Microsoft about your
licensing concerns and questions. Here is a link to an MS site that
should answer your licensing, volume pricing, etc. questions:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/default.mspx

Malke

 

[Admiral Q]

The XP licenses don't expire - from you sketchy info, it sounds as if you've
exceeded the licenses on your domain server - if that's the case, then this
has nothing to do with XP, hence no reinstallation, but you do need to talk
to MS about acquiring more licenses for the server.