When you say Optiplex restory disks, you mean the ones that came with that specific machine, right?
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM, John Aldrich > <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > > ... new Optiplex ...opted for Vista Business ... XP Pro shop .. use one > of > > the Optiplex “Restore” disks that puts a “Vanilla” XP Pro image on the > machine. > > So, would that violate the licensing or would that be legal? > > That would be compliant with Microsoft's licensing guidelines, as I > understand them. > > I guess the Win 7 license limits downgrades to within 2 years of > release or something like that, but Microsoft didn't think up that > particular bit of evil until Win 7. > > -- Ben > > ~ 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/> ~
