Guest Tag Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial client that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange running about 8 Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He just purchased 6 more computers to run the POS system for his business even though I expressed that he need Windows XP Pro so the machines could connect the domain. Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment first of all?
Guest John John Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment? He can use what ever he wants in his commercial environments but if he uses XP Home those machines will not be able to join the domain. Tag wrote: > Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial client > that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange running about 8 > Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He just purchased 6 more > computers to run the POS system for his business even though I expressed that > he need Windows XP Pro so the machines could connect the domain. > > Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment first > of all? >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment? On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0700, Tag <Tag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial client > that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange running about 8 > Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He just purchased 6 more > computers to run the POS system for his business even though I expressed that > he need Windows XP Pro so the machines could connect the domain. > > Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment first > of all? Certainly. The term "Home Edition" is just a marketing name, and says nothing about where it can be used. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest VanguardLH Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment? "Tag" wrote in message news:E7B815BE-F4B6-4A98-A456-22B9D78C9E12@microsoft.com... > Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial > client > that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange running > about 8 > Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He just purchased > 6 more > computers to run the POS system for his business even though I > expressed that > he need Windows XP Pro so the machines could connect the domain. > > Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial > environment first > of all? Windows XP Home Edition cannot participate in a domain, only to peer-to-peer workgroups.
Guest Unknown Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment? Do a MS search on 'XP home edition domain' "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:uhe8g3d9dfdrhpoomakun5rchsajrbr20p@4ax.com... > On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0700, Tag <Tag@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > >> Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial client >> that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange running about >> 8 >> Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He just purchased 6 >> more >> computers to run the POS system for his business even though I expressed >> that >> he need Windows XP Pro so the machines could connect the domain. >> >> Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment >> first >> of all? > > > > Certainly. The term "Home Edition" is just a marketing name, and says > nothing about where it can be used. > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Ace Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment? Aside from comments you already received, and whether you know already or not (you didn't say); Buying machines with XP Home preinstalled makes these machines eligible for XP Pro upgrades. The upgrades will be cheaper than full retail XP Pro, but you will have to purchase these separately for each machine in case no volume license is available. =?Utf-8?B?VGFn?= <Tag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in news:E7B815BE-F4B6-4A98-A456-22B9D78C9E12@microsoft.com: > Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial > client that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange > running about 8 Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He > just purchased 6 more computers to run the POS system for his business > even though I expressed that he need Windows XP Pro so the machines > could connect the domain. > > Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment > first of all? > -- *Reply to newsgroup please. *Your mileage may vary. *Spelling/Grammar errors free of charge.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment? On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:28:01 -0500, "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote: > Do a MS search on 'XP home edition domain' I am well aware that XP Home can not join a domain. However that is not the question he asked. He asked whether it was allowed to use it in a commercial environment. The answer I gave to that question, that it can, is correct. > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:uhe8g3d9dfdrhpoomakun5rchsajrbr20p@4ax.com... > > On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0700, Tag <Tag@discussions.microsoft.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hello folks, I have a quick question for you. I have a commercial client > >> that currently has a Small Business Server running Exchange running about > >> 8 > >> Windows XP PRO machines connected to the domain. He just purchased 6 > >> more > >> computers to run the POS system for his business even though I expressed > >> that > >> he need Windows XP Pro so the machines could connect the domain. > >> > >> Is he allowed to use Windows Home Edition in a commercial environment > >> first > >> of all? > > > > > > > > Certainly. The term "Home Edition" is just a marketing name, and says > > nothing about where it can be used. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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