Windows 7 licenses

JaredBusch

@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.

EddieJennings

@scottalanmiller

VL are upgrade only

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

scottalanmiller

@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.

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.

Alex Sage

@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.

Mike Davis

Out of a handful of larger clients, I have one that has been getting audited pretty much every 2 years. This last round was great. The client has been buying all their licensing through CDW, so my CDW rep said he would take care of it.

Mike Davis

@jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

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

been there. It was like the level 1 guy would only read what you put in the boxes in the Excel spreadsheet.

gjacobse

@mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

Out of a handful of larger clients, I have one that has been getting audited pretty much every 2 years.

What they heck? In all my years - I'm not sure MS has ever looked at my sites...

Mike Davis

@gjacobse said in Windows 7 licenses:

What they heck? In all my years - I'm not sure MS has ever looked at my sites...

I haven't had them audit any of my non for profit clients...

gjacobse

@mike-davis said in Windows 7 licenses:

@gjacobse said in Windows 7 licenses:

What they heck? In all my years - I'm not sure MS has ever looked at my sites...

I haven't had them audit any of my non for profit clients...

Non-Profits make up 10 of my last 13 years

Mike Davis

@gjacobse said in Windows 7 licenses:

Non-Profits make up 10 of my last 13 years

That's what I was thinking.

Dashrender

@jaredbusch said in Windows 7 licenses:

fused to believe that I could use replication with Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 without full double licensing of everything, etc.

You can probably find some OEM Windows 7 licenses out there. that might save you a few $ otherwise, just buy new machines....

wrx7m

@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 am that shop. I have been audited twice in 4 years.

wrx7m

The first audit was stressful and we ended up having to purchase some things but it wasn't terrible. The most recent audit was ridiculous and I had to track down invoices for Exchange 2010 and corresponding CALs from January 2011 from Dell. I had the invoice but for some reason, MS couldn't find my agreements in their system so after 3 months, they finally were able to find them. I also had to take 5 pictures EACH of OEM license stickers from 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 Pro, to prove that I was actually using upgrades from OEM. Every question I had was met with a 1-week delayed response. It was unbelievable.

wrx7m

What passed for proof in the first one wasn't enough in the second. I also had received the intent to audit letter a year after the first and had to tell them that they already had audited me the year prior. MS licensing is the absolute worst. Period.