Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key?

2010-05-03 Thread Mathew Shember
Greetings, Somebody set up a machine with a retail version of 2009 enterprise 64 bit. They did not activate as they were going to purchase an oem license. The company uses a third party for all OS licensing needs. Can they use it or is it a reload of the OS? Thanks ~ Finally, powerful

Re: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key?

2010-05-03 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Retail, OEM and Volume Licensing Windows media all use different keys which are not interchangeable. And I'm assuming that the 2009 was a typo? -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Mathew Shember mathew.shem...@synopsys.com wrote: Greetings, Somebody set up

RE: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key?

2010-05-03 Thread Brian Desmond
, 2010 9:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key? Greetings, Somebody set up a machine with a retail version of 2009 enterprise 64 bit. They did not activate as they were going to purchase an oem license. The company uses a third

RE: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key?

2010-05-03 Thread Mathew Shember
...@synopsys.com] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key? Greetings, Somebody set up a machine with a retail version of 2009 enterprise 64 bit. They did not activate as they were going to purchase an oem

Re: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key?

2010-05-03 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com wrote: How do you purchase an OEM license? OEM licenses by definition come with new hardware. It seems to be a popular technique to sell a hard disk, mouse, paperclip, etc., with an OEM license. Then as long as you use

RE: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key?

2010-05-03 Thread Brian Desmond
   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Can windows 2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key? On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com