And with Windows 2000. I can't remember back to NT Workstation.
Volume license assumes that you purchased a PC from an OEM and it has an OEM version of Windows on it. Therefore, VL only provides upgrades. If you, as a company, are building your own PCs, then you have access to system builder licenses (OEM licenses) of Windows. Or retail licenses. Read the Product Use Rights and the EULA. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VISTA open or volume license SKU's "that the only VL's for Vista are all upgrade licenses" Yeah, that was the same with XP too iirc. _____ From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VISTA open or volume license SKU's I have a question for the licensing gurus on this list: does anyone know the SKU for the full Vista open or volume licenses? Our licensing reps at Ingram and TechData are telling us that the only VL's for Vista are all upgrade licenses - in other words, for new orders we need to purchase an XP license and the Vista upgrade license? Since we're talking about SMB's here, the 500 license minimum for Vista Enterprise VL is not an option. Is this correct? Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
