Tim,
Thanks for the info. I was trying to figure out if I
could upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Win7 Enterprise, which I'm finding
out is "no". This was for my home systems.
Work laptop is running Win7 Ent. Like you, I saw no
glaring difference vs Ultimate.
Don Guyer
Systems Engineer - Information Services
Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group
431 W. Lancaster Avenue
Devon, PA 19333
Direct: (610) 993-3299
Fax: (610) 650-5306
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MSDN Licensing
No, it doesn't. Windows 7 comes in both Ultimate and Enterprise editions
which still have the same sets of rules around them that Vista did (you
cannot upgrade from Ultimate to Enterprise for instance). You should
only have access to Enterprise if you have Software Assurance. Windows 7
from MSDN will have the same rules and limitations as any other software
that is downloaded from MSDN.
I have used both Ultimate and Enterprise versions of Windows 7 and have
found no differences as far as the software is concerned, so I would
highly suggest NOT using Ultimate in a business environment where
Enterprise will be used simply due to the fact that you cannot upgrade
to Enterprise at a later time.
HTH,
Tim
From: Michael Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: MSDN Licensing
Not sure about the rest, but Ultimate=Enterprise for windows 7.
Mike
From: Don Guyer [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 21 August 2009 17:07
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: MSDN Licensing
Happy Friday,
We currently have MSDN benefits under our SA licensing
contract. If I download an O/S and the corresponding license key (says
Retail when I generate one) from MSDN, does this come with any
limitations, such as an expiration date or functionality? In this case,
I am looking to grab Win7 Ultimate 64-bit. When I go into MVLS, we do
not have that as an available download, only Enterprise.
TIA!
Don Guyer
Systems Engineer - Information Services
Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group
431 W. Lancaster Avenue
Devon, PA 19333
Direct: (610) 993-3299
Fax: (610) 650-5306
[email protected]
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