Windows Desktop Licensing Tips

8/3/2019 Windows Desktop Licensing Tips

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For Partner Information

Important tips so your customers can make the best choices for theirorganization when they acquire Microsoft

Windows

desktop licenses.


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Table of Contents

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Background 3

Tip #1: Only two legal ways

to acquire Windows desktop licenses

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Tip #2: Help your customersavoid inadvertent licensing mistakes

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Tip #3: There are Windows desktop

mislicensing solutions available

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Microsoft Windows Upgradeunder Volume Licensing

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Call to Action 11

Resources 12Frequently Asked Questions 13 - 16


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Background

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It is very important for customers to

understand the qualifying Windows desktoplicenses that allow them to use Windowsupgrades under Volume Licensing.

This is particularly important if they havepurchased or are looking to purchase WindowsVista Home or Windows Vista Starter editionsas the underlying licenses and then areplanning to upgrade to Windows Vista

Business.


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Tip #1: Only two legal ways to acquire Windows desktop licenses

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There are only two legal ways to acquire a full Windows desktoplicense for a new PC:

1. The first, and most economical way, is preinstalled through theirPC manufacturer.

2. The other option is via full packaged retail product.


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Tip #1: Only two legal ways to acquire Windows desktop licenses

Microsoft Volume Licensing programs such as Open License, Select License, andEnterprise Agreements cover Windows upgrades only and do not provide a fullWindows desktop license.

Once the PCs have a full Windows desktop license, a Windows Volume Licenseagreement can be acquired and used to provide version upgrade rights.

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Tip #2: Help your customers avoid inadvertent licensing mistakes

Your customer may be at riskif they purchased PCswithout Windows desktop operating systemspreinstalled and then used media associated with aVolume License agreement to install base Windows

operating systems.

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Unlike Windows XP, product activation is now requiredfor Windows Vista acquired under a Volume Licenseagreement.

Windows Vista has built-in technology that preventsthe deployment and activation of a complete install ofWindows Vista on PCs if a full Windows desktoplicense was not preinstalled prior to using the VolumeLicense Windows upgrade media.

To resolve any deployment issues it will be necessaryto acquire a full license and then re-deploy andactivate each PC.

To find out more information on this, please visit http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb335280.aspxand scroll down to KMS Activation of OEM Computers.


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Tip #2: Customers dont know they are mislicensed

Your customer may be at riskif they:

Purchased PCs with a non-qualifying underlying

versions of Windows desktop license installed asthe base operating system and then used acommercial Volume License agreement toupgrade to a different version of a Windowsoperating system.

(See the chart on slide #10 for more information.)

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Tip #2: Customers dont know they are mislicensed

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Your customer may be at riskif they:

Attempted to save costs by doing

in-place motherboard upgradeswithout acquiring new Windowslicenses for those PCs.

Downloaded and installed softwarefrom online or unknown sources.


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Tip #3: There are Windows desktop mislicensing solutions available

If your customer discovers it has unlicensedor non-genuine Windows desktop softwareand they want to become compliant:

Microsoft has a portfolio of solutions availableto help them get properly licensed, including

online solutions and solutions availablethrough their reseller.

Get Genuine Windows Agreement (GGWA)

Get Genuine Kit (GGK)

WGA Online Retail

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Microsoft Windows Upgrade under Volume Licensing

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Note: N, K, KN are specialized editions available for certain markets

For each Volume Licenseprogram, does the operatingsystem qualify for a WindowsUpgrade license?

New EnterpriseAgreement/

Open Value CompanyWide Option

Existing EnterpriseAgreement/

Open Value CompanyWide Option

Select(All except academic)

Open(All except academic &Open Value Company

Wide Option)

Academic

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Business (N, K, KN Editions) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Business Blade PC Edition Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Ultimate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Home Premium No No No No Yes

Home Basic No No No No Yes

Starter Edition No No No No Yes

Windows XP (32-bit or 64 bit)

XP Professional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

XP Tablet PC Edition Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

XP Professional (N Edition) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

XP Professional Blade PC Ed. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

XP Home Edition No No No No Yes

XP Starter Edition No No No No Yes

Windows 2000 Professional Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Windows 98 Yes No Yes Yes Yes

IBM OS / 2 Yes No Yes Yes No

Apple Macintosh Yes No Yes Yes Yes

The table details the Windows desktop licenses that are eligible to use a Windows upgrade under Volume Licensing.

For more information, visit: www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/userights/productpage.aspx?pid=232


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Call to Action

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Communicate to customers the value of genuine, licensed Windowsdesktop software

Identify customers who may be at risk of non-compliance andeducate them on the new way to acquire a legalization solution fortheir organization

Visit Additional Resources for more information (see slide #12)

Preinstalling Windows desktop operating systems is not only the mosteconomical method for your customers, but it also provides themconfidence they are licensed properly and their product deployment andactivation will be successful.


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Legalization Solutions Information,www.microsoft.com/piracy/knowthefacts/legalization.aspx

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA),

www.microsoft.com/genuine

Get Genuine Windows Agreement (GGWA),https://partner.microsoft.com/ggwa

Microsoft Volume Licensing,www.microsoft.com/licensing

Product Licensing Website,www.microsoft.com/licensing/userights

Volume Activation 2.0,http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/default.mspx

Windows Vista Volume Activation 2.0 Step-By-Step Guide,http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb335280.aspx

Additional Resources

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FAQs

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My customer is looking for the mostcost effective way to acquire new PCs

running Windows desktop operatingsystems. What is the best way to obtainPCs with fully licensed Windowsdesktop software?

The most cost-effective way to acquire

genuine Windows desktop licenses is topurchase PCs with the Windows operatingsystem preinstalled.


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FAQs

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If my customer has a Volume Licenseagreement that currently provides a

Windows upgrade, are their PCs stillrequired to have a license for the fullWindows desktop operating systemtoo?

Yes. All Volume License agreements only

provide the license for the Windowsupgrade and not the full Windowsoperating system. Your customer isrequired to have a separate license for theinitial full eligible operating system

deployed on any PC. Full licensed versionsof Windows can be installed by theirhardware vendor or purchased via a fullpackaged product from a retailer.


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FAQs

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What is Volume Activation 2.0?

Microsoft includes product activationtechnology in some products that are sold

through original equipment manufacturer(OEM), retail, and Volume Licensing channels.The Windows Vista operating system willrequire Volume Licensing customers to use anew type of activation, called Volume Activation2.0. Volume Activation 2.0 is a flexible solution

that enables Volume Licensing customers tomore securely and easily activate computersthat are running Windows Vista. There are twotypes of Volume License Keys that can be usedIn Volume Activation 2.0: Multiple ActivationKeys and Key Management Service. In the

future, Volume Activation technology will beused for all Microsoft products, but it is beingintroduced in Windows Vista. More informationcan be found at:http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/

resources/vol/default.mspx

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