Re: Non-branded XP Pro OEM cd?
- From: C9R Inc <C9R Inc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:08:00 -0700
Yes. Microsoft does resell CD's through distributors then through resellers
without licenses. You are legally required to have a license first OR at the
time of purchase, but you can buy a CD separately usually for less than $30.
There are "unbranded" OEM licenses, however the local pc builders, i.e.,
www.localpcbuilder.com, are requried to brand the PC's before selling. Their
OEM CD's will work with each others assuming the SKU's match the license on
the computer. Those OEM CD's do NOT generally work with large resellers such
as DELL and HP.
The local PC builders provide a CD with the purchase of the license and
system. It can be quite a pain, but unfortunately people pirating software
has required more strigent requirements.
Matthew
"Donald L McDaniel" wrote:
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 03:51:01 -0800, Ben1985.
<Ben1985@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello!
I work for a company which deals with support contracts for many schools.
One of the issues we have is when these PC's need reformatting and the old
CD's have been lost. Does Microsoft sell XP Pro OEM cd's which aren't
manufacturer locked and don't come with a licence, I'm getting sick of trying
to get individual CD's for each manchine.
Thanks!
In answer to your question:
Microsoft does NOT sell (or allow to be distributed) Windows
installation media which does NOT accompany a license. PERIOD.
Therefore, ANYONE who DOES sell or distribute such media is VIOLATING
the Microsoft OEM Licensing Agreement.
By the way, there is no such thing as an "unbranded" OEM CD.
What you are referring to WOULD be branded, since only Microsoft
produces such CDs, and they are ALL branded with the Microsoft
branding.
A possible solution for you:
Rather than trying to keep CDs and licenses in the same place
physically, just keep a single copy of the CD, and put the CD keys in
a database, with each key related to a physical machine.
Of course, this will not be possible if all of your machines are not
identical models.
Which is why I suggest purchasing a Multiple-seat license (Windows
Volume license.)
Contact Windows Licensing to find out more.
--
Donald L McDaniel
How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
"cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
decimal point.
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