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oem license and cloning issue

Posted: 12-31-2008, 02:04 AM
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to whom it may concern,

I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
license still valid under this case?

thanks a lot.

oem license and cloning issue


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oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 12-31-2008, 02:04 AM
to whom it may concern,

I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
license still valid under this case?

thanks a lot.
Peter Foldes
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 12-31-2008, 05:06 AM
I believe it is not. Maybe others will have different answers or know this as a fact

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"Newbie" <Newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> to whom it may concern,
>
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
>
> thanks a lot.
Peter Foldes
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 12-31-2008, 05:06 AM
I believe it is not. Maybe others will have different answers or know this as a fact

--
Peter

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"Newbie" <Newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> to whom it may concern,
>
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
>
> thanks a lot.
Klaus Jorgensen
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 12-31-2008, 07:54 AM
Newbie used his keyboard to write :
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
OEM installations from major manufacturers like HP, Dell, Lenovo etc.
are preactivated using a single product activation key from the CD (and
not the key from the COA). In that case deploying an image wouldn't be
any different from installing each of them using the CD.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457078.aspx

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Klaus Jorgensen
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 12-31-2008, 07:54 AM
Newbie used his keyboard to write :
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
OEM installations from major manufacturers like HP, Dell, Lenovo etc.
are preactivated using a single product activation key from the CD (and
not the key from the COA). In that case deploying an image wouldn't be
any different from installing each of them using the CD.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457078.aspx

--
/klaus


Klaus Jorgensen
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 12-31-2008, 07:54 AM
Newbie used his keyboard to write :
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
OEM installations from major manufacturers like HP, Dell, Lenovo etc.
are preactivated using a single product activation key from the CD (and
not the key from the COA). In that case deploying an image wouldn't be
any different from installing each of them using the CD.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb457078.aspx

--
/klaus


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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 01-01-2009, 07:25 PM
On Dec 30 2008, 9:04*pm, Newbie <New...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> to whom it may concern,
>
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
>
> thanks a lot.
If you have 20 PCs in one department, this would be the 'classic" case
for getting a Volume License version.
smlunatick
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 01-01-2009, 07:25 PM
On Dec 30 2008, 9:04*pm, Newbie <New...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> to whom it may concern,
>
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
>
> thanks a lot.
If you have 20 PCs in one department, this would be the 'classic" case
for getting a Volume License version.
smlunatick
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Re: oem license and cloning issue
Posted: 01-01-2009, 07:25 PM
On Dec 30 2008, 9:04*pm, Newbie <New...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> to whom it may concern,
>
> I have 20 oem identical windows xp pc in the department and would like to
> deploy a standard image on them. Can I just configure 1 of the pc and clone
> the image to the remaining pc with its own oem license key, is the oem
> license still valid under this case?
>
> thanks a lot.
If you have 20 PCs in one department, this would be the 'classic" case
for getting a Volume License version.
 
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