Re: License tansfer

just for reference I will follow this up and update you, it will take some more teeth pulling on this end but so be it. at least I know I can can the old system

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Marko Jotic wrote:
Also, a volume licensed product does not need activation.

Yes it does, I installed it the first time and each product still
needs activation, it does not need registration since that was done
on the first installation

Mark,

You need to re-investigate your usage of "Volume License" and "Activation" then.
As seen in the Microsoft VLK FAQs --

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How are businesses supposed to activate software on dozens or even hundreds of machines? This can't be done efficiently.


That is why Microsoft Corp. does NOT require customers who acquire their licenses through one of its volume licensing agreements, such as Open License and Select License, to activate most of their licenses.

For example, a customer can acquire licenses through the Microsoft® Open License Agreement program with an initial purchase of just five licenses. Customers in these programs will be required to use a Volume License Product Key (VLK) when installing products with Product Activation. Using the VLK will bypass activation.
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So either you are not using the VLK license/media (possible - if you have a laptop and are using the number off the bottom of it and the CD that came with it - that is neither volume license media or key) or your definition of the term "activation" or "Volume License" is different than the actual one.

I repeat my question about "What type of Volume License do you have?"


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