As soon as you enter the product key during install, you will be told the product is not for use on a Terminal Server and will abort. If you have the proper product key, the install will continue on. MSDN (do not know about Technet or MAPS) product keys now include a key for use by all Office products in a TS environment.
Webster > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: RE: Visio licensing and Win2k TS > > Depends on what kind of license you have. > > If you have retail licenses, the answer is "no". > > If you have open business licenses, the answer is "maybe". > > If you have open value licenses with SA, the answer is "yes". > > If you have select or enterprise licenses, the answer is "yes". > > Retail licenses shouldn't even install on TS. > > Now, IANAL. Your best bet is to call microsoft.com/licensing, ask the > question, record the answer for CYA, and then do it if the answer is > the one you need. > > ________________________________________ > From: Kurt Buff [[email protected]] > Subject: Visio licensing and Win2k TS > > All, > > Wind2k3 domain... > > We have a number of users with Visio on their laptops, and frequently > use it while connected to our SSL VPN, by copying the files back and > forth to the file server. > > They want to have it installed on our Win2k TS box, because they often > work on the same documents, and don't want to drag the documents back > to the file server and overwrite what someone else has saved in the > interim. > > I've done some cursory investigation, and can't find an answer to this > question: > > Is it feasible to install Visio on Win2k TS, and limit access to it to > staff (and I'm willing to maintain such a list manually, but would > prefer to do it through a group management facility of some sort) who > have Visio installed on their laptops? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
