2007-03-24 23:28:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
my univerasity distribute these CDs (volume license versions) for windows xp and vista with good price, so i aske Has this type of license any disadvantage if i used it?
thank you
2007-03-25 11:56:30 · update #1
Volume license type is released only for companies which don't want to buy 1000 different versions because first of all it's harder to keep track of all of them and secondly hard to maintain. Just think of the troule the "technician" guy would go through when time comes to reinstall the software on all the computers...
So the companies choose the volume license type, meaning they buy a single proudtc but which is licensed for 1000 computers with the same license. It makes lives easier for them but they can be also stolen very easily...
2007-03-24 23:35:10 · answer #1 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Large companies get a hugely discounted price when they buy hundreds of copies of XP or Vista all at once. "Volume License" versions of Windows use only 1 License code for the whole company, but there is a fixed number of times the corporate code can be used.
Microsoft keeps track or the number of times the Corporate Key is used AND knows the corporate IP address of the company too.
So, if you try to illegally use a Volume Licensed version of Windows, Microsoft will hunt you down, by mismatched IP, and sue your sorry butt off.
2007-03-25 06:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows xp come in cd as asoftware with license number.
few come with out license number meaning which are fake.
check microsoft original site and search you will know there what it is and what is the volume license number whether it is true or fake one
2007-03-25 06:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋