Licensing Question

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We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on one of
our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software that we are testing.
Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just download
a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
 
Re: Licensing Question

It comes with 5 built in users licenses. That should suffice for testing
purposes.


"Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on one of
> our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software that we are
> testing.
> Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just
> download
> a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
 
Re: Licensing Question

So, Microsoft would not frown on us using a Trial Copy of their software for
Limited Testing? Sounds reasonable.

"AllenM" wrote:

> It comes with 5 built in users licenses. That should suffice for testing
> purposes.
>
>
> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:14457CC4-209A-4FF2-ACA6-67E652309A70@microsoft.com...
> > We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on one of
> > our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software that we are
> > testing.
> > Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just
> > download
> > a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
>
>
>
 
Re: Licensing Question

Pearl <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> So, Microsoft would not frown on us using a Trial Copy of their
> software for Limited Testing? Sounds reasonable.

That's what trial versions are for. :)
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> It comes with 5 built in users licenses. That should suffice for
>> testing purposes.
>>
>>
>> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:14457CC4-209A-4FF2-ACA6-67E652309A70@microsoft.com...
>>> We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on
>>> one of our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software
>>> that we are testing.
>>> Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just
>>> download
>>> a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
 
Re: Licensing Question

isn't that what "trial" copies are for? Fully licensed over a limited time
frame.

"Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4DC580B2-2AB3-49D2-9A1B-D456177FDC7B@microsoft.com...
> So, Microsoft would not frown on us using a Trial Copy of their software
> for
> Limited Testing? Sounds reasonable.
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> It comes with 5 built in users licenses. That should suffice for testing
>> purposes.
>>
>>
>> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:14457CC4-209A-4FF2-ACA6-67E652309A70@microsoft.com...
>> > We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on one
>> > of
>> > our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software that we are
>> > testing.
>> > Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just
>> > download
>> > a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: Licensing Question

One would think that........I was just wondering how the rest of the
community dealt with such things. Thanks very much.

"AllenM" wrote:

> isn't that what "trial" copies are for? Fully licensed over a limited time
> frame.
>
> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4DC580B2-2AB3-49D2-9A1B-D456177FDC7B@microsoft.com...
> > So, Microsoft would not frown on us using a Trial Copy of their software
> > for
> > Limited Testing? Sounds reasonable.
> >
> > "AllenM" wrote:
> >
> >> It comes with 5 built in users licenses. That should suffice for testing
> >> purposes.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:14457CC4-209A-4FF2-ACA6-67E652309A70@microsoft.com...
> >> > We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on one
> >> > of
> >> > our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software that we are
> >> > testing.
> >> > Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just
> >> > download
> >> > a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
Re: Licensing Question

Considering the complexity of MS licensing, there really are no stupid
questions.....

Keep asking. We all learn from the answers....

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

Pearl wrote:
> One would think that........I was just wondering how the rest of the
> community dealt with such things. Thanks very much.
>
> "AllenM" wrote:
>
>> isn't that what "trial" copies are for? Fully licensed over a limited time
>> frame.
>>
>> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4DC580B2-2AB3-49D2-9A1B-D456177FDC7B@microsoft.com...
>>> So, Microsoft would not frown on us using a Trial Copy of their software
>>> for
>>> Limited Testing? Sounds reasonable.
>>>
>>> "AllenM" wrote:
>>>
>>>> It comes with 5 built in users licenses. That should suffice for testing
>>>> purposes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Pearl" <Pearl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:14457CC4-209A-4FF2-ACA6-67E652309A70@microsoft.com...
>>>>> We have a TestLab and we'd like to install Windows 2003 Standard on one
>>>>> of
>>>>> our servers for a 30day test Run alongside some software that we are
>>>>> testing.
>>>>> Do we need to purchase a specific license to do this or can we just
>>>>> download
>>>>> a trial copy and use it for the 30 days?
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
 
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