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[Ice Rich]

Hey all,

In my line of business I often come across Pc's with Windows licenses/oem stickers etc attached which I then pass on.

Am i right in saying that laptops/servers have a different kind of license attached (it looks different anyway), and when that equipment is sold on so is the licence?

However, there is a more common sticker that is often attached to desktops. Am i right in saying these licenses cannot be transfered by purchasing the equipment (i.e the PC).

Would appreciate any help as I often get confused.

Thanks

[Movieman]

Hey all,

In my line of business I often come across Pc's with Windows licenses/oem stickers etc attached which I then pass on.

Am i right in saying that laptops/servers have a different kind of license attached (it looks different anyway), and when that equipment is sold on so is the licence?

However, there is a more common sticker that is often attached to desktops. Am i right in saying these licenses cannot be transfered by purchasing the equipment (i.e the PC).

Would appreciate any help as I often get confused.

Thanks

My guess is that your seeing OEM and retail lisences..
effectively the same but some restrictions.

[Ice Rich]

My guess is that your seeing OEM and retail lisences..
effectively the same but some restrictions.

Thats right, it those little stickers you see attached on the side of cases. I am never able to get any paperwork. Desktop one's are different compared to server and laptops though. Please post any info you have on either. I am particularly interested to know if the previous user can transfer a license (e.g xp pro) legally to another machine. If so, what would happed if I reinstall the OS on that PC and insert the attached serial?

I think i am right in saying servers are different, i.e if you purchase one with a windows2003 sticker attached then the 'ownership' is passed on with the hardware?

edit:

Found a pic, the top one is what I mostly see on Desktops with the bottom one regularly found on laptops/servers (what is the differnce between the 2? :
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/static/images/coa_page_pc-sysbldr.jpg




Thanks

[zanzabar]

owner ship is passed with hardware, if its oem or retail but not for oem for system builders

but arnt most servers/workstations licensed under a site license that limits the number of accounts and unique users and not the number of machines