Get a volume license for your desktops so you can do disk image deployments. It will save you a ton of time over the years supporting the environment.
Klint Jon Harris wrote: > Can you even get XP now? I thought that it was only available until > the end of November or something like that. If this is truly a new > setup why not just bite the bullet and get Vista and be done with it? > > Jon > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:33 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > My suggestion, hire a consultant. With 2600 users there has to be > a number of technologies being used which would require licensing > of various types. > > Server, Exchange, SQL, just to name a few. > > Who was managing those stations prior to you? If you don't have > any of that information you would do yourself good to contact MS > or a MS Partner to have them lookup if there is any current > licenses owned. > You said "start" I have never seen a 2600 node network just start > up before, but if that's the case you can negotiate one heck of a > deal with your vendor. Dell, HP for the workstation and servers > and a MS Partner could work up the licensing costs for you. > > When you purchase an computer from HP, Dell, IBM it comes with an > OEM XP Pro license that is only to be used on that physical box. > That license has nothing to do with Server licenses, Exchange > licenses, or other products. > > Let us know. Sounds like fun. > > Thanks > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Juned Shaikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:37 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Building a new instrastructure > > Hi, > > I am sure many of you have been through this before. How to do you > deal with licensing part (CALs purchase) if one has to start the > following instrastructure: > > 2600 users > 10 servers - mostly file and print > 2600 workstations > > I was thinking in the following line - help me add / deduce some > of the items: > > Order 2600 workstations with WinXP Pro licenses > Order 10 server bare with no OS > Get 10 licenses for Win2k3 STD server. > How many CALs do I need to procure? and what type? > > I understand the WinXP Proalready contains Device CALs? So does > that mean only Users CALs need to be procurred? How much is the > street price for user CALs? any idea? > > Thanks > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
