Can you even get XP now? I thought that it was only available until the end of November or something like that. If this is truly a new setup why not just bite the bullet and get Vista and be done with it?
Jon On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:33 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My suggestion, hire a consultant. With 2600 users there has to be a number > of technologies being used which would require licensing of various types. > > Server, Exchange, SQL, just to name a few. > > Who was managing those stations prior to you? If you don't have any of > that information you would do yourself good to contact MS or a MS Partner to > have them lookup if there is any current licenses owned. > You said "start" I have never seen a 2600 node network just start up > before, but if that's the case you can negotiate one heck of a deal with > your vendor. Dell, HP for the workstation and servers and a MS Partner > could work up the licensing costs for you. > > When you purchase an computer from HP, Dell, IBM it comes with an OEM XP > Pro license that is only to be used on that physical box. That license has > nothing to do with Server licenses, Exchange licenses, or other products. > > Let us know. Sounds like fun. > > Thanks > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Juned Shaikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:37 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Building a new instrastructure > > Hi, > > I am sure many of you have been through this before. How to do you deal > with licensing part (CALs purchase) if one has to start the following > instrastructure: > > 2600 users > 10 servers - mostly file and print > 2600 workstations > > I was thinking in the following line - help me add / deduce some of the > items: > > Order 2600 workstations with WinXP Pro licenses > Order 10 server bare with no OS > Get 10 licenses for Win2k3 STD server. > How many CALs do I need to procure? and what type? > > I understand the WinXP Proalready contains Device CALs? So does that mean > only Users CALs need to be procurred? How much is the street price for user > CALs? any idea? > > Thanks > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
