Re: Ordering Windows license and install CD from CDW-G

apriltsw.berkeley.edu

jpkberkeley.edu wrote:

Our department needs to purchase several Windows licenses that will be
installed on Intel Macs that will have Parallels running.

We received a quote from Jaqui Stilson at CDW-G with part numbers for the
a Windows License and
and an installation CD.

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The description for the Windows License reads :

Microsoft Windows Vista Business - upgrade license
Upgrade license - 1 PC - Select - All Languages
MFG#: 66J-00592  1061560 In Stock        $56.85

The description for the Windows Installation CD :

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Language Interface Pack w/ SP2 - media
Media - volume - CD - Multilingual

MFG#: E85-02830 753675  Call    $21.42
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Since the description says "upgrade license" I just wanted to make sure
that this is the correct product. In other words, we don't want to upgrade
an existing computer that already has Windows, we want to install a
completely new copy of Windows.

My understanding is that the licenses quoted above actually wouldn't get you fully legal to run Windows on a machine that didn't come with some sort of Windows OEM license to begin with (such as a Mac).

I believe the cheapest way to get where you wanted to go would be:

1)
Microsoft Windows Vista Business - license
CDW Part: ;      1119570 Mfg. Part:      66J-00016
$270.74

this gets you the non-upgrade license

2)
Microsoft Windows Vista Business - software assurance
CDW Part: ;  1061561 Mfg. Part:      66J-00818-1
$14.35

As long as you buy this within 90 days of the purchase of the full license (http://www.microsoft.com/education/softwareassurance.mspx#ERG) this will cover the license under software assurance and allow you to downgrade to Windows XP Pro w/ SP2.  (There are no downgrade rights available for Windows Vista Home or Home Premium licenses -- http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/2/3/d23b9533-169d-4996-b198-7b9d3fe15611/downgrade_chart.doc ).

3)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Language Interface Pack w/ SP2 - media
CDW Part: ; 753675  Mfg. Part:      E85-02830
$21.42

This gets you the media to actually install the system if you need volume license Windows XP SP2 media.  (If you already have available such media, including from an ISO download from MSDN or someone with MCCA agreement access to the ISO's then you wouldn't need this, and could then not have any physical deliverables and avoid paying sales or use tax.)


<rant>
I do find it very annoying that Microsoft has no good or affordable license options for those of us who need full licenses to put onto machines that are already licensed for an OS for some reason or another (as a second OS on a Mac or as a new virtual machine running XP or Vista on a big VMWare or Virtual Server box). ; We can buy a full Windows Server 2003 R2 license through select for $81.47.&nbsp; But we can't buy full Windows XP or Windows Vista licenses through Select or MCCA, and the cost we end up having to pay is $270.74 each -- more than three times the cost of a server license.&nbsp; The costs really work out weirdly if you have a VMWare host with 2 dual-core processors that might be running 30 virtual boxes for end users.&nbsp; That costs $8,122 to license to run Windows XP or Windows Vista on those 30 VM's. ; But only costs $541 to license to run the ";more expensive&quot; Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise on those 30 VM's.

</rant&gt;

Rune

Thanks,

Jack King
Disabled Students Program
50 Cesar Chavez


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