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    • Mike DavisM
      Mike Davis @gjacobse
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      @gjacobse The machines are already in production and probably only have a couple more years life in them anyways. Since they are whiteboxes I don't know how much fun I'm going to have finding drivers for the video card, etc.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        I think VL might be your only path.

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          Alex Sage @Mike Davis
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          @mike-davis Then why not just leave it as is for now?

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @Alex Sage
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            @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

            @mike-davis Then why not just leave it as is for now?

            Because it is not legal.

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            • Mike DavisM
              Mike Davis @Alex Sage
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              @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

              @mike-davis Microsoft Open Programs

              For only 4 machines? Also doesn't the open program pretty much mean you're getting audited every 2 years?

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                If the machines only have so much life left in them, new Windows licenses will cost a fortune. It is what it is, almost certainly this should prompt them to buy new machines at this point.

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                • coliverC
                  coliver @Alex Sage
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                  @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                  @mike-davis Then why not just leave it as is for now?

                  They aren't licensed properly.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @coliver
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                    @coliver said in Windows 7 licenses:

                    @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                    @mike-davis Then why not just leave it as is for now?

                    They aren't licensed properly.

                    At all.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      @Mike-Davis just buy some VL licenses and you are done. you have no need to reinstall. that is not how licensing works. you just need to have them purchased.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
                        last edited by scottalanmiller

                        @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                        @Mike-Davis just buy some VL licenses and you are done. you have no need to reinstall. that is not how licensing works. you just need to have them purchased.

                        He has to buy VL and OEMs. VL are upgrade only and since there was no original license on these boxes, he has to have both. Making it pretty expensive.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          I would guess that between the OEM and the VL, it's going to easily approach $300 per machine to license. Doesn't take long before new machines would be comparable.

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                            Alex Sage @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                            If the machines only have so much life left in them, new Windows licenses will cost a fortune. It is what it is, almost certainly this should prompt them to buy new machines at this point.

                            Exactly.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Mike Davis
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                              @mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

                              @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                              @mike-davis Microsoft Open Programs

                              For only 4 machines? Also doesn't the open program pretty much mean you're getting audited every 2 years?

                              The minimum purchase point is five "items", so sure. And while people do get audited, I've never known a shop first hand that was. It's mostly only because of the sheer size of people in Spiceworks that we get the feeling that audits are common.

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                              • JaredBuschJ
                                JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                @Mike-Davis just buy some VL licenses and you are done. you have no need to reinstall. that is not how licensing works. you just need to have them purchased.

                                He has to buy VL and OEMs. VL are upgrade only and since there was no original license on these boxes, he has to have both. Making it pretty expensive.

                                Missed that bit about whitebox.

                                Yup, you are screwed @Mike-Davis. Just buy new machines.

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                                • coliverC
                                  coliver @JaredBusch
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                                  @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                  @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                  @Mike-Davis just buy some VL licenses and you are done. you have no need to reinstall. that is not how licensing works. you just need to have them purchased.

                                  He has to buy VL and OEMs. VL are upgrade only and since there was no original license on these boxes, he has to have both. Making it pretty expensive.

                                  Missed that bit about whitebox.

                                  Yup, you are screwed @Mike-Davis. Just buy new machines.

                                  This seems like the best choice.

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                    @mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                    @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                    @mike-davis Microsoft Open Programs

                                    For only 4 machines? Also doesn't the open program pretty much mean you're getting audited every 2 years?

                                    The minimum purchase point is five "items", so sure. And while people do get audited, I've never known a shop first hand that was. It's mostly only because of the sheer size of people in Spiceworks that we get the feeling that audits are common.

                                    I have had 4 clients audited. One with only 8 computers.

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                                    • EddieJenningsE
                                      EddieJennings @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller

                                      VL are upgrade only

                                      I remember learning this years ago. I was most displeased.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                                        @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                        @mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                        @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                        @mike-davis Microsoft Open Programs

                                        For only 4 machines? Also doesn't the open program pretty much mean you're getting audited every 2 years?

                                        The minimum purchase point is five "items", so sure. And while people do get audited, I've never known a shop first hand that was. It's mostly only because of the sheer size of people in Spiceworks that we get the feeling that audits are common.

                                        I have had 4 clients audited. One with only 8 computers.

                                        At least with 4-8 computers, audits are fast and easy.

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by JaredBusch

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                          @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                          @mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                          @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                          @mike-davis Microsoft Open Programs

                                          For only 4 machines? Also doesn't the open program pretty much mean you're getting audited every 2 years?

                                          The minimum purchase point is five "items", so sure. And while people do get audited, I've never known a shop first hand that was. It's mostly only because of the sheer size of people in Spiceworks that we get the feeling that audits are common.

                                          I have had 4 clients audited. One with only 8 computers.

                                          At least with 4-8 computers, audits are fast and easy.

                                          8 computers and 2 Hyper-V servers. and anything but fast an easy because the guy responding to the SAM paperwork refused to believe that I could use replication with Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 without full double licensing of everything, etc.

                                          Took 2 months of back and forth and sending links to MS documentation.

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                                            Alex Sage @JaredBusch
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                                            @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                            @jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                            @mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                            @aaronstuder said in Windows 7 licenses:

                                            @mike-davis Microsoft Open Programs

                                            For only 4 machines? Also doesn't the open program pretty much mean you're getting audited every 2 years?

                                            The minimum purchase point is five "items", so sure. And while people do get audited, I've never known a shop first hand that was. It's mostly only because of the sheer size of people in Spiceworks that we get the feeling that audits are common.

                                            I have had 4 clients audited. One with only 8 computers.

                                            At least with 4-8 computers, audits are fast and easy.

                                            8 computers and 2 Hyper-V servers. and anything but fast an easy because the guy responding to the SAM paperwork refused to believe that I could use replication with Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 without full double licensing of everything, etc.

                                            Took 2 months of back and forth and sending links to MS documentation.

                                            Same issue here.

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