Windows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Dear spiceheads, I know this question should be an old question, but I can't seems to find a proper thread for it. Hope you guys can shed some light on this, especially those from Microsoft....
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Volume licensing gives you an upgrade license. So you would need to upgrade it to Windows 7. You could flatten and reinstall XP and then upgrade to Windows 7.
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Hi Robert, thanks for your prompt reply. However, I am a bit confused. Do you mean volume licensing gives us more than 1 product key? All my boss gave me was 1 product key that he said is vol license...
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Yes, a clean install, but Windows XP has to still be on there because the license is for upgrade to Windows 7 only. You can't flatten it (nuke it) and then install Windows 7 without an older,...
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
license-wise .. you can use your VL media/keys to create your XP, Vista, Win7, Win8/8.1 images and you can reimage/reinstall Windows on any OEM/FPP/VL licensed device - PROVIDED you're reinstalling the...
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Robert for Microsoft wrote:Yes, a clean install, but Windows XP has to still be on there because the license is for upgrade to Windows 7 only. You can't flatten it (nuke it) and then install Windows 7...
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LarryG. wrote:Robert for Microsoft wrote:Yes, a clean install, but Windows XP has to still be on there because the license is for upgrade to Windows 7 only. You can't flatten it (nuke it) and then...
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Robert for Microsoft wrote:LarryG. wrote:Robert for Microsoft wrote:Yes, a clean install, but Windows XP has to still be on there because the license is for upgrade to Windows 7 only. You can't flatten...
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Thanks for all the info guys, I sure would like to mark a few more replies as helpful post, but it seems spiceworks only allows 2 helpful post marks, 1 best answer :D
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As I am not in the position to question what my boss gave me is valid or not, I was given an ISO for Win 7 32bit, a VL product key when I told him that I want to refurbished some of the old PCs we had...
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SM Yeoh wrote:I have tested the ISO on one XP PC and it installed Win 7 w/o a problem. I tested the product key and it activated w/o a problem.Does that mean I am compliant? Does that imply the VL...
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Thanks Larry for your informative reply.I guess in that case, I will just leave it to my boss to worry about the compliance issue then, since there is no way for me to know on the ground.Just for...
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SM Yeoh wrote:Just for interest sake, normally how do you guys keep track of your compliance issue? What do you get your first level IT to do? Any suggested best practice here? Ah, maybe this is...
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Thanks again Larry, I will go look for those thread :)
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Dear spiceheads, I know this question should be an old question, but I can't seems to find a proper thread for it. Hope you guys can shed some light on this, especially those from Microsoft....
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Volume licensing gives you an upgrade license. So you would need to upgrade it to Windows 7. You could flatten and reinstall XP and then upgrade to Windows 7.
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Hi Robert, thanks for your prompt reply. However, I am a bit confused. Do you mean volume licensing gives us more than 1 product key? All my boss gave me was 1 product key that he said is vol license...
View ArticleWindows licensing issue: old PC XP to Win 7
Yes, a clean install, but Windows XP has to still be on there because the license is for upgrade to Windows 7 only. You can't flatten it (nuke it) and then install Windows 7 without an older,...
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