The KMS has no idea about how many licenses you own. All it does is act as an internal activation service.
-Malcolm From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 13:31 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: re: Windows 7: buy PCs with license or withhout Microsoft charity licensing is excellent and I usually use that. But the potential problem is how do I tie OEM licenses to a volume license since I'd use a volume license in my image? I don't want Windows 7 machines built with my image halting due to "licensing issues" as the KMS system doesn't realize it has enough licenses. Apologies if this is not clear - hope I using the correct terminology. >>> "Paul Hutchings" <paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk> 9/2/2010 2:19 PM >>> Unless you're on an enterprise agreement or "something" where you have the pricing sorted, I've never known it be cheaper to not buy OEM - the price difference has usually made it a no-brainer. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
