OK thanks. Nice to know I wasn't just overlooking it.Originally posted by: bsobel
Its not part of technet or msdn unfortunately....
Originally posted by: boomerang
OK thanks. Nice to know I wasn't just overlooking it.Originally posted by: bsobel
Its not part of technet or msdn unfortunately....
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
WHS is supposed to be in the October Action Pack shipment, which just shipped. Unfortunately, according to Microsoft, they included bad Keys for it, so it won't work until MS issues new Keys.
Eric Ligman MSDN post.
There should be only two varieties of WHS disks: OEM and Trial. So there aren't a lot of Key options. Action Pack Keys and disks are almost always interchangeable with Retail version counterparts except for an occasional OEM version when there is no Retail version (XP 64, for example).Originally posted by: loup garou
I figured they had changed the licensing between OEM/Action Pack, but thought it was weird since it's a pretty niche product and is only available in OEM system builder configuration anyways.
I've had an Action Pack subscription for about five years and Key problems surface pretty often, unfortunately.I wonder if it'll work with the new keys they issue?
Most folks who repair PCs tend to acquire images of the various name-brand Windows Install disks. Many of the PCs you'll see out there without Install disks are either Dell or HP. Dell will usually send a copy of Dell's Restore CDs upon request by the owner.Originally posted by: boomerang
My biggest issue is people can't find or don't know where their Windows disks are.
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Most folks who repair PCs tend to acquire images of the various name-brand Windows Install disks. Many of the PCs you'll see out there without Install disks are either Dell or HP. Dell will usually send a copy of Dell's Restore CDs upon request by the owner.Originally posted by: boomerang
My biggest issue is people can't find or don't know where their Windows disks are.
Just so you know, I've both read (on Microsoft System Builder-only sites) and face-to-face (by Microsoft's Partner Relations head) that Microsoft considers using your own Restore CD when the client doesn't have one is technically considered to be Piracy. The technical problem is that proper evidence of a Microsoft license includes having THREE items: the media, the COA sticker (in the case of OEM versions), and the license documentation that comes with the media. If all the client has is a COA sticker on the back of a laptop, they, theoretically, haven't presented evidence that they are licensed to use the software. Microsoft's stance has been that THEY need to acquire the rest of the package and THEN have you re-install their OS.
Yeah, I know. :roll:
There's three choices:Originally posted by: boomerang
My real question was what subscriptions I might find useful.
Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Just so you know, I've both read (on Microsoft System Builder-only sites) and face-to-face (by Microsoft's Partner Relations head) that Microsoft considers using your own Restore CD when the client doesn't have one is technically considered to be Piracy. The technical problem is that proper evidence of a Microsoft license includes having THREE items: the media, the COA sticker (in the case of OEM versions), and the license documentation that comes with the media. If all the client has is a COA sticker on the back of a laptop, they, theoretically, haven't presented evidence that they are licensed to use the software. Microsoft's stance has been that THEY need to acquire the rest of the package and THEN have you re-install their OS.
Yeah, I know. :roll:
That's always embarrassing. And easy to do...Originally posted by: LeonarD26
Medic, I think that link was from last year....