Yes, it's called the MS EES program. (Mirosoft Enrollment for Education Solutions)
And yes, it's a deal. If you're a school (with 100+ staff members), it's well worth it. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:04:38 -0800 Subject: RE: Restore 2008 R2 including product activation > > Three letter suggestion. > > > > KMS > > I tried KMS back when it was implemented (Windows Server 2003 R2 days)... > and it didn't work out for me. I'm guessing it's much improved; is it? > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kennedy, Jim > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 > 11:53:23 -0800 > Subject: RE: Restore 2008 R2 including product activation > > > > Three letter suggestion. > > > > KMS > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 2:26 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Restore 2008 R2 including product activation > > > > > Is there a native way to do this, or are backups the reason when you > > > look up # of activations on MS's VLSC site they list more activations > > > available than actual licenses? > > > > I am unsure on why, exactly, there is a larger number of activations than > > what we have licensed on our VLSC site, but it was my understanding that > it > > was set higher than what you need so you could do things like re-installs, > > re-imaging, etc. > > > > I have had to contact MS to have our activation number increased. They > asked > > why, and I said "Because we re-image the labs every year, and each > re-image > > eats up an activation." They took that answer and us me more. > > > > I'm sure the artificial limit is there to prevent blatant theft of a VLSC > > product code. > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: David Lum > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 > > 10:59:07 -0800 > > Subject: Restore 2008 R2 including product activation > > > > > > > Is there a way to do a backup/restore of 2008 r2 and not have to > > > Windows re-activation? I found some links that use a 3rd party tool > > > called Advanced Tokens Manager. Is there a native way to do this, or > > > are backups the reason when you look up # of activations on MS's VLSC > > > site they list more activations available than actual licenses? > > > David Lum > > > Sr. Systems Engineer // NWEATM > > > Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > ~ 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 [email protected] > > > 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 [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
