[itdiscuss] Upgrading XP Home

[Bobby Stewart]

That is OEM -OR- retail box license. I'm still trying to figure out how
my rep can sell me an OEM license when I'm not an OEM vendor. That is
what has been proposed. I'm not comfortable with it.

Bobby


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Thompson, Ken
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 10:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Upgrading XP Home

Bummer, my guy said the same:

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Howrigon [mailto:seanhow at cdw.com]
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:29 AM
To: Thompson, Ken
Subject: RE: Upgrade or purchase

Hi Ken,
Unfortunately yes, any home OS will require the OEM license rather than
the charity license.  This is only the case for Home OS, if a user has a
Business OS then they can do your normal licensing process. 

Hope this helps,
Sean H.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Bobby Stewart
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Upgrading XP Home

I was on the phone with my CDW charity rep just moments ago and he told
me that I'd have to purchase an OEM license to upgrade from Home before
I could get the Open License SKUs. That is consistent with my
conversations with Microsoft Sales and their online documentation.

Bobby


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Thompson, Ken
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 10:10 AM
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Yes, I think it was an upgrade option. We do our purchasing through CDW
and I'm pretty sure this option included the option to upgrade systems.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Bobby Stewart
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:01 AM
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But... that is not an upgrade option from Windows XP Home Edition.

Bobby


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Thompson, Ken
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Upgrading XP Home

The non-profit price for Windows 7 Enterprise (the OS Mission to the
World uses because of added security features like whole disk encryption
via bitlocker) costs us around $60 for the non-software assurance
version and about $100 to add the software assurance features.

Ken Thompson
IT Manager, Mission to the World

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Bobby Stewart
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:34 PM
To: IT Discussion Forum
Subject: [itdiscuss] Upgrading XP Home

We purchased some Asus Eee Top touch screen machines that came with
Windows XP Home Edition Nettop. I need to have these machines on the
domain and, therefore, need a Professional or higher license. (Business
appears to be available only on new computer purchases.)

I've been told that I can purchase Windows 7 Professional upgrade
package for $199.99 (SKU: FQC-00130).

Would anyone like to propose alternatives?

Bobby Stewart
Network Analyst
Brentwood Baptist Church
Brentwood, TN
WWW.BrentwoodBaptist.com
(615) 324-6149 office
(615) 830-0012 cell



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