SSD vs Flash Drive
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@lhatsynot said:
Portable copy of Win 7 to be used every day. Does your Windows license cover that usage? Seriously, I'm not a licensing guru so I'm just asking the question just in case you haven't considered i the possible legal issues.
I believe that FPP allow that as long as he doesn't virtualize.
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@lhatsynot I asked Microsoft about this, and they said technically I am using the licence that's already on the PC so no licence will be needed for the USB drive.
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@anonymous said:
@lhatsynot I asked Microsoft about this, and they said technically I am using the licence that's already on the PC so no licence will be needed for the USB drive.
Ah, assuming that each machine has the rights to run the same level of Windows 7. That makes sense.
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After researching this a bit more, it seems I will be using Windows 10 instead due to it being more up to date, and having much better driver support. Since this will be used on different computers, better driver support is huge!
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@scottalanmiller said:
@lhatsynot said:
Portable copy of Win 7 to be used every day. Does your Windows license cover that usage? Seriously, I'm not a licensing guru so I'm just asking the question just in case you haven't considered i the possible legal issues.
I believe that FPP allow that as long as he doesn't virtualize.
License is tied to the machine so it has to be licensed for it. Windows To Go, is allowed if you have a copy of Windows 8 Enterprise or newer. Windows 7 Enterprise didn't have it. You have to have active Software assurance on every computer it's used on though.
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@Jason http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2015/01/27/step-by-step-creating-a-windows-10-to-go-workspace.aspx
Windows 10 does support Windows To Go, and you don't have to have enterprise to use it for recovery purposes, I asked them.
I will be buying a full copy of Windows 10 since many of my clients will not have Windows 10 installed.
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@anonymous said:
and you don't have to have enterprise to use it for recovery purposes
You're making your own terms there. The written license states you need Enterprise plus active SA on every computer it's used on.
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@Jason said:
License is tied to the machine so it has to be licensed for it. Windows To Go, is allowed if you have a copy of Windows 8 Enterprise or newer. Windows 7 Enterprise didn't have it. You have to have active Software assurance on every computer it's used on though.
Right, so when I am booting up a flash drive with Windows 7 on it, technically I am using the license tied to the computer, and no licence is need for the USB stick, assuming I always use it on a licence computer. I do not need software assurance on every computer.
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@anonymous said:
@Jason said:
License is tied to the machine so it has to be licensed for it. Windows To Go, is allowed if you have a copy of Windows 8 Enterprise or newer. Windows 7 Enterprise didn't have it. You have to have active Software assurance on every computer it's used on though.
Right, so when I am booting up a flash drive with Windows 7 on it, technically I am using the license tied to the computer, and no licence is need for the USB stick, assuming I always use it on a licence computer. I do not need software assurance on every computer.
You just said you'd be using Windows 10 not 7? You need to make sure every computer is licensed for the same edition and version of windows as you have on your usb stick.
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@Jason said:
You're making your own terms there.
No, I am not. I am not going to be using this to run Windows To Go as a user. I am going to plug it in, copy some data, and power it off. Once again, for recovery purposes. If I wanted to give these out to users, that would be different.
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@Jason I will be buying a full copy of Windows 10 since many of my clients will not have Windows 10 installed on there computers.
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@anonymous said:
@Jason I will be buying a full copy of Windows 10 since many of my clients will not have Windows 10 installed on there computers.
That will work. Since a full copy has unlimited transfer rights. Still you can't use the true Windows to Go feature. So it might not be as great of an experience.
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@anonymous said:
@Jason I will be buying a full copy of Windows 10 since many of my clients will not have Windows 10 installed on there computers.
So the bits about using the license ties to the machine would not be relevant here. It's all the Windows 10 license that needs to cover you.
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I agree, AFAIK Windows 10 Pro FPP will do what you need.
