OEM Licenses

[anonymous]

You do get security Updates to the OS even if it is OEM.

Unless its a known issue/bug, you won't get any free
support from MS on an OEM version. The company that made
your computer is obligated to provide support for your
system.

However, http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
-----------------------------------------
OEM's not always "pre installed," as you can buy it with
hardware. However, the biggest "difference" is that MS
will not provide support for an OEM version - the OEM
must. That means, if you bought it, you call Gateway,
Sony, etc. If you built it... you provide your own
support.
-------------------------------------------------
OEM may be pre-installed by a OEM manufacturer. Or a home
builder can buy a Microsoft OEM CD that is identical with
a retail CD except for the EULA and the missing files
needed to do an up-date install.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
> I need an official answer on this question. Are the
OEM Licenses legal
>for an enterprise? And if they are, what those licenses
lack of? I mean,
>what is removed (or added) from these licenses?
>
>thanks
>
>ThunderMusic
>
>
>.
>

[ThunderMusic]

So if I understand well, It is legal if I buy OEM version and use Windows XP
pro in my enterprise as long as I don't need support. Is this it?

thanks

ThunderMusic

"anonymous" > wrote in message
...
> You do get security Updates to the OS even if it is OEM.
>
> Unless its a known issue/bug, you won't get any free
> support from MS on an OEM version. The company that made
> your computer is obligated to provide support for your
> system.
>
> However, http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
> -----------------------------------------
> OEM's not always "pre installed," as you can buy it with
> hardware. However, the biggest "difference" is that MS
> will not provide support for an OEM version - the OEM
> must. That means, if you bought it, you call Gateway,
> Sony, etc. If you built it... you provide your own
> support.
> -------------------------------------------------
> OEM may be pre-installed by a OEM manufacturer. Or a home
> builder can buy a Microsoft OEM CD that is identical with
> a retail CD except for the EULA and the missing files
> needed to do an up-date install.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> > I need an official answer on this question. Are the
> OEM Licenses legal
> >for an enterprise? And if they are, what those licenses
> lack of? I mean,
> >what is removed (or added) from these licenses?
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >ThunderMusic
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Lorne Smith]

Yes, there are a couple of other limitations though.

1) OEM copies CANNOT be used to perform an "upgrade" install. They can
only do a "clean" install as they are designed for new computers with no
prior OS.
2) Once they have been activated on one computer, they are thereafter
forever locked to that computer and cannot be activated on any other
computer, even if the original one blows up...

Other than that, and the lack of support, there are no other issues you need
worry about. Just make sure you get COA's and affix the CD key to the side
of the PC you are installing on (this is also a requirement of the OEM
license, though a minor one).

HTH

Lorne



"ThunderMusic" > wrote in message
...
> So if I understand well, It is legal if I buy OEM version and use Windows
XP
> pro in my enterprise as long as I don't need support. Is this it?
>
> thanks
>
> ThunderMusic
>
> "anonymous" > wrote in message
> ...
> > You do get security Updates to the OS even if it is OEM.
> >
> > Unless its a known issue/bug, you won't get any free
> > support from MS on an OEM version. The company that made
> > your computer is obligated to provide support for your
> > system.
> >
> > However, http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
> > -----------------------------------------
> > OEM's not always "pre installed," as you can buy it with
> > hardware. However, the biggest "difference" is that MS
> > will not provide support for an OEM version - the OEM
> > must. That means, if you bought it, you call Gateway,
> > Sony, etc. If you built it... you provide your own
> > support.
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > OEM may be pre-installed by a OEM manufacturer. Or a home
> > builder can buy a Microsoft OEM CD that is identical with
> > a retail CD except for the EULA and the missing files
> > needed to do an up-date install.
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Hi,
> > > I need an official answer on this question. Are the
> > OEM Licenses legal
> > >for an enterprise? And if they are, what those licenses
> > lack of? I mean,
> > >what is removed (or added) from these licenses?
> > >
> > >thanks
> > >
> > >ThunderMusic
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

Thats it, same program, no service. So you don't get to
talk to someone in India named Ken on Bob from
China......lol @ $35.00 a call




>-----Original Message-----
>So if I understand well, It is legal if I buy OEM
version and use Windows XP
>pro in my enterprise as long as I don't need support. Is
this it?
>
>thanks
>
>ThunderMusic
>
>"anonymous" > wrote
in message
...
>> You do get security Updates to the OS even if it is
OEM.
>>
>> Unless its a known issue/bug, you won't get any free
>> support from MS on an OEM version. The company that
made
>> your computer is obligated to provide support for your
>> system.
>>
>> However,
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
>> -----------------------------------------
>> OEM's not always "pre installed," as you can buy it
with
>> hardware. However, the biggest "difference" is that MS
>> will not provide support for an OEM version - the OEM
>> must. That means, if you bought it, you call Gateway,
>> Sony, etc. If you built it... you provide your own
>> support.
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> OEM may be pre-installed by a OEM manufacturer. Or a
home
>> builder can buy a Microsoft OEM CD that is identical
with
>> a retail CD except for the EULA and the missing files
>> needed to do an up-date install.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi,
>> > I need an official answer on this question. Are
the
>> OEM Licenses legal
>> >for an enterprise? And if they are, what those
licenses
>> lack of? I mean,
>> >what is removed (or added) from these licenses?
>> >
>> >thanks
>> >
>> >ThunderMusic
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"ThunderMusic" > wrote in message
...
> So if I understand well, It is legal if I buy OEM version and use Windows
XP
> pro in my enterprise as long as I don't need support. Is this it?
>

Yes - but each PC will have a unique Product Key - so you will have to
install and activate each PC individually.
This is why for anyone buying 5 or more copies we make available Volume
Licensed products.
You may not install or deploy an OEM copy with the same key to more than one
PC using that OEM key.

--
Regards,

Mike
--
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights

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"ThunderMusic" > wrote in message
...
> So if I understand well, It is legal if I buy OEM version and use Windows
XP
> pro in my enterprise as long as I don't need support. Is this it?
>
> thanks
>
> ThunderMusic
>
> "anonymous" > wrote in message
> ...
> > You do get security Updates to the OS even if it is OEM.
> >
> > Unless its a known issue/bug, you won't get any free
> > support from MS on an OEM version. The company that made
> > your computer is obligated to provide support for your
> > system.
> >
> > However, http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
> > -----------------------------------------
> > OEM's not always "pre installed," as you can buy it with
> > hardware. However, the biggest "difference" is that MS
> > will not provide support for an OEM version - the OEM
> > must. That means, if you bought it, you call Gateway,
> > Sony, etc. If you built it... you provide your own
> > support.
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > OEM may be pre-installed by a OEM manufacturer. Or a home
> > builder can buy a Microsoft OEM CD that is identical with
> > a retail CD except for the EULA and the missing files
> > needed to do an up-date install.
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Hi,
> > > I need an official answer on this question. Are the
> > OEM Licenses legal
> > >for an enterprise? And if they are, what those licenses
> > lack of? I mean,
> > >what is removed (or added) from these licenses?
> > >
> > >thanks
> > >
> > >ThunderMusic
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>

[purplehaz]

Not quite:
OEM can't do upgrade installs and oem versions are non-transferable to
another computer(according to the ms eula).

wrote:
> Thats it, same program, no service. So you don't get to
> talk to someone in India named Ken on Bob from
> China......lol @ $35.00 a call
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> So if I understand well, It is legal if I buy OEM version and use
>> Windows XP pro in my enterprise as long as I don't need support. Is
>> this it?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> ThunderMusic
>>
>> "anonymous" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> You do get security Updates to the OS even if it is OEM.
>>>
>>> Unless its a known issue/bug, you won't get any free
>>> support from MS on an OEM version. The company that made
>>> your computer is obligated to provide support for your
>>> system.
>>>
>>> However,
> http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
>>> -----------------------------------------
>>> OEM's not always "pre installed," as you can buy it with
>>> hardware. However, the biggest "difference" is that MS
>>> will not provide support for an OEM version - the OEM
>>> must. That means, if you bought it, you call Gateway,
>>> Sony, etc. If you built it... you provide your own
>>> support.
>>> -------------------------------------------------
>>> OEM may be pre-installed by a OEM manufacturer. Or a home
>>> builder can buy a Microsoft OEM CD that is identical with
>>> a retail CD except for the EULA and the missing files
>>> needed to do an up-date install.
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I need an official answer on this question. Are the OEM
>>>> Licenses legal for an enterprise? And if they are, what those
>>>> licenses lack of? I mean, what is removed (or added) from these
>>>> licenses?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> ThunderMusic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>
>>
>> .

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Lorne Smith wrote:

> Yes, there are a couple of other limitations though.
>
> 1) OEM copies CANNOT be used to perform an "upgrade" install. They
> can only do a "clean" install as they are designed for new computers
> with no prior OS.
> 2) Once they have been activated on one computer, they are thereafter
> forever locked to that computer and cannot be activated on any other
> computer, even if the original one blows up...

MS doesn't know what hardware XP has been installed on, so if you don't
tell them that's it's been installed on a previous computer, MS can't
deny the activation on the new one.

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