Transferable is the wrong word. Assignable is the right word.
Upgrade licenses are assignable. IANAL. Find the "Product Use Rights" document for your area or call Microsoft Licensing as recommended. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VISTA open or volume license SKU's Hmmm...is there any official MS documentation that states that a Vista VL associated with a qualifying OEM license is transferable to a new system with a qualifying OEM license? Our rep's are saying it's not, the qualifying license has to be a retail license otherwise the Vista VL is tied to the hardware as well. I can't find any MS document which either supports or contradicts them. Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March-25-08 6:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VISTA open or volume license SKU's On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Amer Karim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been given to understand that we can use the OEM license > as a qualifying license to purchase the Vista upgrade VL ... For that computer, yes. OEM licenses are "married for life" to the computer they are bundled with. > ... when we retire the computer we would also have to retire the Vista VL > attached to that system, including the SA for that license ... My understanding is that the VL is still transferable to other computers, but the other computers would still need an OEM or FPP license to be legal for the VL. SA I don't know about (don't use it). -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
