Re: buying W2K license?
From: Steve N. (me_at_here.now)
Date: 07/10/04
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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:26:30 GMT
Walter Roberson wrote:
> I'm investigating buying a Windows PC in order to
> interface with a particular peripheral. My [home] network
> has no Windows machines at present.
>
> My readings have led me to understand that I cannot
> use Windows XP for my purposes, as I fully intend
> to connect to the system using VNC from non-Windows
> systems, which I understand is not permitted under
> the XP license. Or did they eventually drop that
> license term? (I would have thought it constituted an
> illegal restraint on trade...)
>
> But how do I actually -get- a W2K or W2K Pro license
> these days? When I look at (e.g.) new Dell systems,
> W2K is not an option.
>
> I seem to recall there used to be a mechanism by
> which one would purchase the device with an XP license
> and then purchase a right to use a previous version.
> Is that still an option?
>
>
> The Microsoft product information site consistantly
> redirects me as if Windows 2000 itself no longer
> existed, pushing me to Windows 2003 Server when
> I ask for Windows 2000 itself. Sometimes the
> microsoft product information allows me to look
> at Windows 2000 Profesional. Finding a feature-by-
> feature comparison of W2K vs W2K Pro is difficult or
> impossible on the microsoft site :(
>
> Another item I seem to have trouble locating on
> the microsoft site is copies of the license agreements...
>
> Walter Roberson roberson@hushmail.com
>
I know of no restriction in XP concerning using VNC. I know that M$ in
the past has allowed the purchase of a currently available OS or
application licence to be applied toward the use of a previous version
of OS or application. I doubt that this has changed.
Steve
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