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Re: Re: Vista Upgrade DVD - Clean Install Workaround



----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 1:40 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Vista Upgrade DVD - Clean Install Workaround


.
>
>> Microsoft are "enforcing" this policy now by only
issuing Upgrade
>> media/licences.
>
> It's a pain but if that's the case then this may be the last year I
> subscribe to it...
>
>> Even the big volume licences used by business are no longer
"bare
>> metal" licences.
>
> Now that's a real p*sser for them unless they buy machines that are
> already
> preinstalled.
>

Causes a load of grief, just had to rebuild 4 servers. Two needed security
wipes just in case before they were re-deployed. No licence left obviously
on them to "upgrade" from.

We can still get bare metal licences via the eOpen licences scheme last
time
I brought some, but it's still a pain.

Regards

Richard




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