licensing question about win xp

[JoPh]

So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

 

[Viper GTS]

The media is in no way related to the license. Heck, MSDN subscribers get DVD's with multiple ISO's per DVD.

The serial number (license) is the important part, as long as that's legit you're good to go no matter where/how you got the install media.

Viper GTS

 

[JoPh]

so why does the MS cds say do not copy this cd, if the media isnt important?

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: JoPh
So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

Did they just give you a peice of notebook paper with the Cd-Key? If you didn't get a Certificate of Authenticity then you paid for absolutly NOTHING. I would get my momney back. If they just gave you a paper with a number written on it most likely you paid for windows XP corperate, which they most likley downloaded for free. SUE

 

[JoPh]

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: JoPh
So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

Did they just give you a peice of notebook paper with the Cd-Key? If you didn't get a Certificate of Authenticity then you paid for absolutly NOTHING. I would get my momney back. If they just gave you a paper with a number written on it most likely you paid for windows XP corperate, which they most likley downloaded for free. SUE

piece of paper. no official document or anything. it was a print of off a printer. not notebook, it was typed.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: JoPh

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: JoPh
So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

Did they just give you a peice of notebook paper with the Cd-Key? If you didn't get a Certificate of Authenticity then you paid for absolutly NOTHING. I would get my momney back. If they just gave you a paper with a number written on it most likely you paid for windows XP corperate, which they most likley downloaded for free. SUE

piece of paper. no official document or anything. it was a print of off a printer. not notebook, it was typed.

Is this through your college? If it is demand an COA. IT you don't get one ask for a refund, if they refuse contact Microsoft Piracy department.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: JoPh

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: JoPh
So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

Did they just give you a peice of notebook paper with the Cd-Key? If you didn't get a Certificate of Authenticity then you paid for absolutly NOTHING. I would get my momney back. If they just gave you a paper with a number written on it most likely you paid for windows XP corperate, which they most likley downloaded for free. SUE

piece of paper. no official document or anything. it was a print of off a printer. not notebook, it was typed.

Did you actually pay for it or does your university have MSCA?

 

[JoPh]

MSCA?

the department bought it from the University Computing people.
They only paid $61 for the cd and license. Which is really cheap.

 

[DougK62]

It sounds like you're at a university that has a deal with Microsoft. If this is the case, then you're fine.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: DougK62
It sounds like you're at a university that has a deal with Microsoft. If this is the case, then you're fine.

MSCA is the campus agreement. I don't think that they have it since they paid $61 for the software. I pay $5 for mine from Purdue.

I would take it up with whoever sent you the CD, if that doesn't work, contact Microsoft; I'm sure they'd love to hear about a university that is pirating their software.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: DougK62
It sounds like you're at a university that has a deal with Microsoft. If this is the case, then you're fine.

I still wouldn't pay $61 for a burnt CD and a computer peice of paper, I would want tht fancy designed COA

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: JoPh
So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

Maybe it is a site license and they maintain the certificate(s) at a central location? Even corporate editions need the license key for an install. Is the "purchase" a way they charge your departments budget for IT resources?

 

[JoPh]

Originally posted by: BornStar18

Originally posted by: DougK62
It sounds like you're at a university that has a deal with Microsoft. If this is the case, then you're fine.

MSCA is the campus agreement. I don't think that they have it since they paid $61 for the software. I pay $5 for mine from Purdue.

I would take it up with whoever sent you the CD, if that doesn't work, contact Microsoft; I'm sure they'd love to hear about a university that is pirating their software.

it was $5 for the cd and $56 for the license.

im sure if it doesnt work they will just give me a new cd.

i just thought it was funny that they sent me a burnt cd with a label on it.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: JoPh

Originally posted by: BornStar18

Originally posted by: DougK62
It sounds like you're at a university that has a deal with Microsoft. If this is the case, then you're fine.

MSCA is the campus agreement. I don't think that they have it since they paid $61 for the software. I pay $5 for mine from Purdue.

I would take it up with whoever sent you the CD, if that doesn't work, contact Microsoft; I'm sure they'd love to hear about a university that is pirating their software.

it was $15 for the cd and $56 for the license.

im sure if it doesnt work they will just give me a new cd.

i just thought it was funny that they sent me a burnt cd with a label on it.

You got ripped either way, something doesnt sound right about this to me. They shouldn't be charging your for the CD just the license. I would contact them and ask whats up.

 

[JoPh]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: JoPh
So i ordered WIN XP PRO and a new license for my department.
I got the license on a piece of paper and a burnt copy of win xp pro.

are universities allowed to duplicate windows cds as long as the purchase new license codes each time?

Maybe it is a site license and they maintain the certificate(s) at a central location? Even corporate editions need the license key for an install. Is the "purchase" a way they charge your departments budget for IT resources?

thats true.. they could hold the real in a central location but i dont know if they do.

no, i dont think its a charge for IT.....

Students can get the XP software for like ~$75 and they get the real holographic cd and stuff. and certificate.

 

[Bassyhead]

sounds fishy. my university has the dealie with MS and I got the real XP cd with a license on the containing package.

 

[simms]

call MS?

 

[trek]

I got my cd key emailed to me....msdnaa.

 

[yukichigai]

State agencys will commonly copy discs for software they have corporate licenses to. Usually the corp licenses only come with one disc, the expectation being that the company will go around with the same disc installing the software. (that and it's cheaper and less hassle than printing up 100+ discs) Besides, as was mentioned, it's the license number that counts. Ask them to see the COA for the serial number; they might have only gotten one or two copies of it, hence the printout.