I must add that if you mean Software Assurance then you don't actually need it, just a Volume License. SA gives you the upgrade rights and other goodies. If you're on an Enterprise Agreement then they'll be sold combined but you can get just a Volume License under a Select Agreement.
-Anders On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Tom Miller <tmil...@hnncsb.org> wrote: > Mike, so you are saying purchase the OEM license then SA/enterprise from my > usual source, then use the codes with that? > > >>> Mike Hoffman <m...@drumbrae.net> 9/2/2010 2:32 PM >>> > > All desktop OS licenses are upgrade only, so you buy with OEM and then > add SA if you want enterprise versions. Without SA you don’t get imaging > rights, but as long as you have some corporate licence then you can use that > media for all installs. > > For activation you can get a KMS server or use the MAK keys from the MS > website. We now have images with the public keys in them so we can use them > on all client sites. Have a play with a KMS server – it works really well. > > Mike > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] > *Sent:* 02 September 2010 19:20 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Windows 7: buy PCs with license or withhout > > > > Folks, > > > > I'm new to the Windows 7 licensing scheme as we are just starting to move > our corporate to Windows 7. > > > > With Windows XP we purchased a license when we procured the workstations. > Then we would use our image with our corporate volume key. This way we had > the license and the key. > > > > So with Windows 7 and licensing, what do you folks do? I don't want to > have issues with activation down the road. And we always put our image on > PCs/laptops as they arrive. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > > 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 > > 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
