Quick Google states that you can use your MAK/KMS info in place of an OEM license, granted your SA is in synch.
Don Guyer Windows Systems Engineer Datasafe Platform Fiserv Enterprise Technology Fiserv [email protected] Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 Fax: 610-293-4499 www.fiserv.com -----Original Message----- From: Mike Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows 7 Licensing Question KMS does not work with OEM keys, you use the kms keys. The management interface can show you existing keys. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 February 2011 15:05 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 7 Licensing Question On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Damien Solodow <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am getting ready to purchase 35 new PCs with Windows 7 Professional. >> I also have 15 PCs with XP covered by Software Assurance (SA) and >> another 10 for which I will purchase Windows 7. I want to use a >> common Windows 7 image on the machines > > Long story short though, you'll probably want to use KMS. How does KMS interact with OEM Windows licenses and their keys, though? This is a question that's been rattling around in the back of my head for a while. For instance, if you've got 25 PCs covered by volume license seats, and 35 PCs which came with Windows 7 OEM, will the OEM licenses eat up volume license seats? Do you enter the OEM keys into KMS? Do you have to manually enter the OEM keys when imaging the OEM PCs? With XP, you just reimaged the OEM PCs from volume license media with your volume license key and you were done; there's no "activation" for XP. Obviously that doesn't fly for Win 7. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
