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In order to keep you on your toes, we are moving the TS2 blogs to a new home next door to the other partner blogs: http://blogs.technet.com/uspartner_TS2Team Look to see you there

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Sat, Feb 20 2010
Live Meeting Audio

Q: (from Gordon) According to this chart the live meeting service has integrated PSTN and VOIP two way audio with both standard and professional editions. Does that mean the hosted live meetings can have a dial-in number for users that aren’t located at a computer and want to participate in the...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Thu, Feb 18 2010
Licensing Virtual Desktops

Q: (from Josh) Here are the questions my customer has: Does an existing WinXP VLK work with View? Is there an upgrade/purchase option for Win7 that works with View that does not require a subscription? Same questions for an Office 2k3 VLK and upgrade paths. A: So to answer your questions: Does an existing...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Fri, Feb 12 2010
Customer Licensing Questions

Q: (from Josh) I have a customer that has some questions about upgrading to Windows 7 from XP. I was wondering if you would be able to have a quick con call with myself and my customer to clarify some questions. A: If you have specific questions or know what your customer’s questions are, I would be...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Thu, Feb 11 2010
Windows Server Volume Activation

Q: (from Barry) My client’s server needs to be activated but it errors saying it needs the key management service. A: As the error message states, it appears that you need to setup and activate the KMS service on your volume licensed Windows Server. There are instructions found at: http://technet.microsoft...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Wed, Dec 30 2009
Windows 7 32bit vs. 64bit

Q: (from Paul) I understand that when I buy Windows 7 at the store I get both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions. I am presently running Vista 32 bit. Can I use one copy of Windows 7 to upgrade over Vista in 32 bit Windows 7 and then later (when I am more industrious), reformat and reinstall it in 64 bit...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Sun, Oct 18 2009
OEM Reimaging Rights

Q: (from Claudine) If a customer is legally licensed for Windows 7 Professional on 15 computers: 10 computers were bought with Windows 7 Professional preinstalled (OEM) and 5 they bought Windows 7 Professional Upgrades through Volume Licensing Can they use the Volume License media to install a standard...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Tue, Oct 6 2009
Server Upgrade Licensing

Q: (from Nicole) We’re looking at introducing two Server 2008 R2 domain controllers into one of our client environments (one will be a brand new server, the other an upgrade from Server 2003). We’re going to need new CALs for this upgrade and we’re trying to get the best price possible. I...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Tue, Oct 6 2009
Who can purchase a volume license “upgrade” from Windows XP to Windows 7

Q: (from Peter) If a customer has XP Home or Vista Home Premium will they qualify for Windows 7 Professional Upgrade? A: For businesses, you can only use the Windows 7 Upgrade License in Volume Licensing for a qualified OS which include only Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Business. Only academic customers...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Tue, Sep 1 2009
Desktop OS Licensing

Q: (from Les) In the past, Microsoft volume licensing has been provided in the form of "Upgrades". What do you do if you don't have a previous version OS installed on the system? For example: I purchase a new computer from a local vendor without any OS installed and want to install one...

Posted to Steve's TS2 Insider (Weblog) by sdeming on Mon, Jul 27 2009

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