Best *legal* way to license multiple OS's

[Batmeat]

I've been doing some reading about the enterprise version of windows 7. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I need 8 windows 7 pro software packages for a network build. Should I buy 1 physical copy of windows 7 enterprise and an additional 7 licenses using the original media to Instal? Or, transfer the old xp licenses frOm the existing machines and buy uPgrade software for each? Sorry, Im currently Using my iPhone hence some sp and punctuation errors

 

[imagoon]

Best way is to contact a VAR and get yourself set up for licensing so you can simply buy the license codes you need.

Upgrades are a dead end because they are considered 'one use' if you follow the license. If you get a new machine, you can't use the 'upgrade' to upgrade it to officially. Grant MS doesn't check this but if you want to stay inside the licensing requirements...

 

[postmortemIA]

Upgrade requires previous version. OEM is one use - tied to that PC.

OEM version is cheaper than upgrade, so there would not be any benefit choosing upgrade over OEM if you were tied to PC.

 

[Batmeat]

I'll have to check and see if getting a volume license for 8 copies is even going to be worth it.

 

[Emulex]

way cheaper than retail lol. honestly cheaper to buy 8 hp machines with 7 pro on them and upgrade the ram to 8gb and ditch the hard drive for SSD and throw in a cheap 5450 $15 video card imo. the 500b is super cheap.