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 wrote: > Greetings, > > Somebody set up a machine with a retail

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

2010-05-03 Thread Brian Desmond
No I don't expect it will work. How do you purchase an OEM license? OEM licenses by definition come with new hardware. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Mathew Shember [mailto:mathew.shem...@synopsys.com] Sent: Monday, May 03,

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

2010-05-03 Thread Mathew Shember
2008 enterprise retail use an OEM license key? No I don't expect it will work. How do you purchase an OEM license? OEM licenses by definition come with new hardware. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c   - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Mathew Shember [mailto:m

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 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 that hard disk, mouse o

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

2010-05-03 Thread Brian Desmond
ond.com c   - 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 wrote: &g