RE: CALS

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Hi Ryan,

Thanks for posting in our newsgroup.

Yes are right, a SBS CAL is assigned to specific user or devices. Please
read the following:

Q. Is each CAL tied to a specific user or device?

A. Yes. They are not "floating" licenses and so they must be assigned to
specific users or devices. If a user leaves the company or a device is
retired, then the CAL can be reassigned.

Licensing
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/evaluation/faq/licensing.mspx

Your SBS CALs licensing document was lost and the machine is formatted, if
you have backup, you can restore the server from backup.

For more information, please refer to:

Backing Up and Restoring Windows Small Business Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=487736f8-f6f5-436d-
a82d-0c8d66e2a634&DisplayLang=en

If you don't have backup, I recommend you contact our Licensing Center. You
can call 1-800-426-9400 (select option 4), Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M.
to 5:30 P.M. (PST) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist.

Hope this helps.

If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Best regards,

Robert Li(MSFT)

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<Also, if the CAL documentation has been lost and the server has been
<completely formatted and started over - can the CAL's be recovered? I'm
<trying to pick up the pieces for a customer but as far as I can tell, they
<may have to buy another 5 licenses seperate to the 5 that come with SBS.
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<Any help is much appreciated!
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<Thanks,
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