On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:10 AM, Michael Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you have a retail product then it is either an upgrade or a full
> copy. Add software assurance ...
By "retail" you mean FFP? I didn't know you could add SA to FPP. I
thought SA was VL only.
> Windows activation will have problems in this situation, but if you are
> using corporate versions of Office and Vista Enterprise then that is not
> an issue.
If we use VL it would be Office Standard and Vista Business, on the
Open Business VL program. Vista on this box would be single-system
MAK, not KMS.
> I know I would probably install the shared computer toolkit on the desktop
> so it gets wiped between sessions and then use a different data stick
> for each "system".
That's not sufficient for what we're required to do. Different
government programs/projects must be physically segregated at all
times ("air gap"). We're also required to physically destroy the hard
disks when we retire and decommission them. Software methods are not
acceptable.
Oh, and I forgot to mention: This computer will be stand-alone, with
no network connections at all. No LAN, no Internet, no modem.
Activation will be done via telephone. Software updates will be
installed by downloading them on another computer, burning to CD, and
then using a CD/DVD-ROM (no R/RW) drive on the computer in question.
These requirements are standard for the kind of government
programs/projects this computer will be used for.
> You could also look at running a virtual machine ...
Ditto.
> ... the usual problem is the licensing people understand a per user or per
> seat
> scenario ...
Indeed! :) I was hoping someone would know of a document title or
URL I could refer them to, or some keywords to mention, to get them to
understand.
-- Ben
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