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Old December 8th 08, 09:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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Default Transfer Of OS License

Being as brief as possible.

Company A has been in business for years. At some point Company B
joins A - two companies, one office, one payroll, etc..Company A then
purchases more hardware/software so Company B can function. Now
Company B wants to be their own entity within the same office. Company
B is planning on purchasing the equipment they have been using under
Company A.

Question: Can company B legally purchase a computer with an existing
OS licensed to Company A and be legit?

Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.




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Old December 8th 08, 09:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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Default Transfer Of OS License

Posted this here because these are all XP boxes. Not sure
if there is a better place to post such a question.

"Jason Piercey" wrote in message
...

Question: Can company B legally purchase a computer with an existing
OS licensed to Company A and be legit?

Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.



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Old December 8th 08, 09:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
smlunatick
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On Dec 8, 8:06*pm, "Jason Piercey" wrote:
Posted this here because these are all XP boxes. *Not sure
if there is a better place to post such a question.

"Jason Piercey" wrote in message

...

Question: *Can company B legally purchase a computer with an existing
OS licensed to Company A and be legit?


Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.


Volume License -- No.

Retail -- Sell the software with it.

OEM (installed on the hardware originally sold to Company A) -- MUST
be delivered with hardware.
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Old December 8th 08, 09:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Shenan Stanley
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Jason Piercey wrote:
Being as brief as possible.

Company A has been in business for years. At some point Company B
joins A - two companies, one office, one payroll, etc..Company A
then purchases more hardware/software so Company B can function. Now
Company B wants to be their own entity within the same office. Company B
is planning on purchasing the equipment they have been
using under Company A.

Question: Can company B legally purchase a computer with an
existing OS licensed to Company A and be legit?

Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.


What type of licenses?

OEM? Retail? Volume?

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Old December 8th 08, 09:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bob I
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Does Company A hold/maintain enough licenses to cover Company B PCs? If
these are Volume licenses "A" can't sell them, but would still be
responsible for them.

Jason Piercey wrote:
Being as brief as possible.

Company A has been in business for years. At some point Company B
joins A - two companies, one office, one payroll, etc..Company A then
purchases more hardware/software so Company B can function. Now
Company B wants to be their own entity within the same office. Company
B is planning on purchasing the equipment they have been using under
Company A.

Question: Can company B legally purchase a computer with an existing
OS licensed to Company A and be legit?

Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.





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Old December 8th 08, 09:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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Default Transfer Of OS License

Yes company A holds enough to cover company B.

They are volume licenses. Company A no longer has
any interest in being responsible for company B.


"Bob I" wrote in message
...
Does Company A hold/maintain enough licenses to cover Company B PCs? If
these are Volume licenses "A" can't sell them, but would still be
responsible for them.



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Old December 8th 08, 09:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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Thanks.

"smlunatick" wrote in message
...

Volume License -- No.


Retail -- Sell the software with it.


OEM (installed on the hardware originally sold to Company A) -- MUST
be delivered with hardware.



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Old December 8th 08, 09:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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Volume

"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...

What type of licenses?

OEM? Retail? Volume?

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Old December 8th 08, 09:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Shenan Stanley
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Jason Piercey wrote:
Being as brief as possible.

Company A has been in business for years. At some point Company B
joins A - two companies, one office, one payroll, etc..Company A
then purchases more hardware/software so Company B can function. Now
Company B wants to be their own entity within the same office. Company B
is planning on purchasing the equipment they have been
using under Company A.

Question: Can company B legally purchase a computer with an
existing OS licensed to Company A and be legit?

Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.


Shenan Stanley wrote:
What type of licenses?

OEM? Retail? Volume?


Jason Piercey wrote:
Volume


Then if company A will no longer be managing/part of company B (sharing
resources) - Company B will need their own licenses (although it is a fair
bet these systems were bought with OEM licenses and then the voilume
licensed software (especially operating system) was installed (so the
company splitting off could purchase the equipment with the original OEM
licenses.)

Now if everyone will still be operating under the same larger umbrella and
that larger umbrella is the owner of the volume licenses - they can still
use it of course - but that is not what it sounds like.

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Old December 8th 08, 09:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...

Then if company A will no longer be managing/part of company B (sharing
resources) - Company B will need their own licenses (although it is a fair
bet these systems were bought with OEM licenses and then the voilume
licensed software (especially operating system) was installed (so the
company splitting off could purchase the equipment with the original OEM
licenses.)


These systems were purchased in parts and assembled in-house.
Only the volume licenses were used to my knowledge.


Now if everyone will still be operating under the same larger umbrella and
that larger umbrella is the owner of the volume licenses - they can still
use it of course - but that is not what it sounds like.


The original arrangement was the larger umbrella, but Company B
doesn't want to be under that unbrella any longer.

Trying to pose questions / bring to the attention of Company A
owner/operator things he may not have thought of.


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Old December 8th 08, 11:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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Default Transfer Of OS License

I'm being told, by someone who has just spoken with MS licensing
department, there is a way to transfer a volume license. I've not
seen the details with my own eyes yet.


"Shenan Stanley" wrote in message
...
Jason Piercey wrote:
Volume


Then if company A will no longer be managing/part of company B (sharing
resources) - Company B will need their own licenses



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Old December 9th 08, 03:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Jason Piercey
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http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/s....aspx#Transfer

Sounds like hardware + OEM license + volume license has to be transferred.


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Old December 9th 08, 05:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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"Jason Piercey" wrote in message
...
Being as brief as possible.

Company A has been in business for years. At some point
Company B
joins A - two companies, one office, one payroll,
etc..Company A then
purchases more hardware/software so Company B can
function. Now
Company B wants to be their own entity within the same
office. Company
B is planning on purchasing the equipment they have been
using under
Company A.

Question: Can company B legally purchase a computer with
an existing
OS licensed to Company A and be legit?

Thanks for any advice/information on this subject.


According to Microsoft EULA the XP OS is tied to the
_device_ not the company.


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Old December 9th 08, 05:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Shenan Stanley
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Default Transfer Of OS License

Frank-FL wrote:
According to Microsoft EULA the XP OS is tied to the
_device_ not the company.


That's the OEM EULA.

There's more than one EULA.

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Old December 9th 08, 05:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Alias[_23_]
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
Frank-FL wrote:
According to Microsoft EULA the XP OS is tied to the
_device_ not the company.


That's the OEM EULA.

There's more than one EULA.


Yeah, they're endless and MS hopes you will just accept them and not
read them. All of them have one thing in common, though: they tell you
what you *can't* do with the OS.

Alias
 




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