Dennis
Tue Jul 13 07:31:05 CDT 2004
Does this apply to desktops, too? If a desktop has an OEM office license,
you don't need an office license on your Terminal Server?
"Mike" <test@test.com> schreef in bericht
news:%23AuDVeMaEHA.3352@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> From a Microsoft document covering FAQs on Office in TS environment:
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> "Scenario 4:
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> A customer has portable computers that already have Office XP licensed and
> installed on them. The users of these portable computers occasionally
> connect to a terminal server to run Office remotely while they are using a
> dial-up connection. The customer does not need to acquire any more Office
> licenses in this case; the devices are already licensed to run Office. It
> does not matter whether Office is run locally or remotely on a terminal
> server."
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> Try as I might, I couldn't find that document again, which is a real pity
as
> it's very useful.
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> HTH,
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> Mike.
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> "Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2b34c01c46843$7b5608f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Thanks again javier
> >
> > What about if a laptop user that has Office 2003
> > installed on his laptop locally connects to the TS and
> > uses Office 2003 on TS. Does he still need an additional
> > licence or does the locally installed licence cover it?
> > The situation is that the remote users occasionally need
> > to access a large file on the shared drive and over a
> > standard VPN connection it is very slow to download so it
> > has been suggested that they connect to a TS session when
> > connected to the VPN and view the file that way but if
> > you need to get 2 licences for each user then thats not
> > viable!!
> > Thanks for all your other info, it's of great help
> >
> > Mark
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >One more thing which might be important...
> > >
> > >I don't know how older versions of Office work under
> > TS... but I believe
> > >that with Office XP and 2k3 you are required to have
> > Open License media to
> > >install. Retail media won't work, and OEM is certainly
> > not allowed.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Javier [SBS MVP]
> > >
> > ><< SBS ROCKS!!! >>
> > >
> > >"Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]"
> > <javier_gomez@REMOVE.THIS.engineer.com> wrote in
> > >message news:ucECz9DaEHA.1488@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >>> Can I install two different versions of office and
> > make
> > >>> it available to different users?
> > >>
> > >> I have little experience with that scenario, so I will
> > let somebody else
> > >> answer that question.
> > >>
> > >>> It;s just that instead of purchasing additional
> > licences,
> > >>> I will probably uninstall Office on the users that
> > need
> > >>> to use TS and use the licences there.
> > >>
> > >> If I were you... I would use downgrade rights and
> > install the oldest
> > >> version of the ones that you have availble. I don't
> > know if this applies
> > >> to your case, but most of the time it does. I like
> > standarized software...
> > >> one less thing to worry about :-)
> > >>
> > >>> What does the licensing server actually do?
> > >>
> > >> In your case-> Verifies that the computer connecting
> > has Win2k or XP Pro
> > >> and issue a "free" TS token to that machine. If you
> > attempt to connect
> > >> with a machine running other OS... it will issue a
> > temp CAL (which
> > >> eventually will expire and you will no longer be able
> > to access the
> > >> server, assuming you don't have any TS CALs available).
> > >>
> > >> Remember the license server should reside on a DC (the
> > SBS box).
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Javier [SBS MVP]
> > >>
> > >> << SBS ROCKS!!! >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
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