Properly licensing Office 2003

[Guest compsosinc@gmail.com]

We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10 thin-clients connect

to it. We have installed a new copy of Office 2003 (in install mode)

on the Terminal Server and plan to provide Word, Excel to the thin-

clients that login to the TS.

 

1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie, how many &

purchase/part information.

 

2. Where are those licenses installed?

 

Thanks

[Guest Patrick Rouse]

RE: Properly licensing Office 2003

 

You'd need 10 Microsoft Office Licenses, and they are not installed anywhere.

You just need the volume license from a Value Added Reseller. The consumer

editions of Office 2007 can't even be installed on TS, as they require Volume

License Media, which is purchased as a separate SKU from the license.

 

Businesses should not purchase or use shrinkwrapped box software, as you get

charged for the box and get no volume discount.

 

 

--

Patrick C. Rouse

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

SE, West Coast USA & Canada

Quest Software, Provision Networks Division

Virtual Client Solutions

http://www.provisionnetworks.com

 

 

"compsosinc@gmail.com" wrote:

> We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10 thin-clients connect

> to it. We have installed a new copy of Office 2003 (in install mode)

> on the Terminal Server and plan to provide Word, Excel to the thin-

> clients that login to the TS.

>

> 1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie, how many &

> purchase/part information.

>

> 2. Where are those licenses installed?

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Properly licensing Office 2003

 

Office is licensed per device which is used to run Office, whether

Office is installed locally or accessed in a TS session.

So with 10 thin clients running Office in a TS session, you need 10

Office licenses. You just buy them, you don't install them.

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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compsosinc@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10 thin-clients

> connect to it. We have installed a new copy of Office 2003 (in

> install mode) on the Terminal Server and plan to provide Word,

> Excel to the thin- clients that login to the TS.

>

> 1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie, how

> many & purchase/part information.

>

> 2. Where are those licenses installed?

>

> Thanks

[Guest compsosinc@gmail.com]

Re: Properly licensing Office 2003

 

On Feb 7, 3:35 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> Office is licensed per device which is used to run Office, whether

> Office is installed locally or accessed in a TS session.

> So with 10 thin clients running Office in a TS session, you need 10

> Office licenses. You just buy them, you don't install them.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> compsos...@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>

>

> > We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10 thin-clients

> > connect to it. We have installed a new copy of Office 2003 (in

> > install mode) on the Terminal Server and plan to provide Word,

> > Excel to the thin- clients that login to the TS.

>

> > 1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie, how

> > many & purchase/part information.

>

> > 2. Where are those licenses installed?

>

> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

So, it sounds that Office 2003 will work regardless if they are

purchased?! I did some research, but did not see anything related to

it not working if they were not purchased.

Thanks

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Properly licensing Office 2003

 

You will be violating the EULA if you don't buy the proper amount

of licenses. That's going to be painful when you get audited.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

compsosinc@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> On Feb 7, 3:35 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

> this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

>> Office is licensed per device which is used to run Office,

>> whether Office is installed locally or accessed in a TS

>> session. So with 10 thin clients running Office in a TS

>> session, you need 10 Office licenses. You just buy them, you

>> don't install them.

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> compsos...@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10 thin-clients

>> > connect to it. We have installed a new copy of Office 2003

>> > (in install mode) on the Terminal Server and plan to provide

>> > Word, Excel to the thin- clients that login to the TS.

>>

>> > 1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie, how

>> > many & purchase/part information.

>>

>> > 2. Where are those licenses installed?

>>

>> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> So, it sounds that Office 2003 will work regardless if they are

> purchased?! I did some research, but did not see anything

> related to it not working if they were not purchased.

> Thanks

[Guest compsosinc@gmail.com]

Re: Properly licensing Office 2003

 

On Feb 7, 5:22 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> You will be violating the EULA if you don't buy the proper amount

> of licenses. That's going to be painful when you get audited.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> compsos...@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>

>

> > On Feb 7, 3:35 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

> > this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> >> Office is licensed per device which is used to run Office,

> >> whether Office is installed locally or accessed in a TS

> >> session. So with 10 thin clients running Office in a TS

> >> session, you need 10 Office licenses. You just buy them, you

> >> don't install them.

>

> >> _________________________________________________________

> >> Vera Noest

> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> >> compsos...@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> >> > We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10 thin-clients

> >> > connect to it. We have installed a new copy of Office 2003

> >> > (in install mode) on the Terminal Server and plan to provide

> >> > Word, Excel to the thin- clients that login to the TS.

>

> >> > 1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie, how

> >> > many & purchase/part information.

>

> >> > 2. Where are those licenses installed?

>

> >> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -

>

> >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > So, it sounds that Office 2003 will work regardless if they are

> > purchased?! I did some research, but did not see anything

> > related to it not working if they were not purchased.

> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Ok. This is actually for a customer of ours and they do not intend to

violate the EULA. I just found it odd that it would be this easy for a

company to do so so I thought I had incomplete implementation

information.

 

From my research, it looks like this has changed in Office 2007?

 

Thanks again.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Properly licensing Office 2003

 

AFAIK, the only thing that's enforced with Office 2007 is that you

need Offices licenses obtained through the Microsoft Volume

Licensing Program. Retail (full packaged product) and original

equipment manufacturer (OEM) licenses for products released in the

2007 release timeframe do not permit network use.

 

You still have to make sure yourself that you buy the correct

number of licenses.

 

Here's the documentation:

 

Licensing of Microsoft Desktop Application Software for Use with

Windows Server Terminal Services

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/7/7/17745e4a-5d31-4de4-

a416-

07c646336d94/desktop_application_with_windows_server_terminal_servi

ces.doc

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

compsosinc@gmail.com wrote on 08 feb 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> On Feb 7, 5:22 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

> this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

>> You will be violating the EULA if you don't buy the proper

>> amount of licenses. That's going to be painful when you get

>> audited.

>> _________________________________________________________ Vera

>> Noest MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> compsos...@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>>

>>

>> > On Feb 7, 3:35 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

>> > this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

>> >> Office is licensed per device which is used to run Office,

>> >> whether Office is installed locally or accessed in a TS

>> >> session. So with 10 thin clients running Office in a TS

>> >> session, you need 10 Office licenses. You just buy them, you

>> >> don't install them.

>>

>> >> _________________________________________________________

>> >> Vera Noest

>> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> >> TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net

>> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> >> compsos...@gmail.com wrote on 07 feb 2008 in

>> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> >> > We have a Windows 2003 Server running TS and 10

>> >> > thin-clients connect to it. We have installed a new copy

>> >> > of Office 2003 (in install mode) on the Terminal Server

>> >> > and plan to provide Word, Excel to the thin- clients that

>> >> > login to the TS.

>>

>> >> > 1. How do we properly license the MS Office for this -ie,

>> >> > how many & purchase/part information.

>>

>> >> > 2. Where are those licenses installed?

>>

>> >> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> >> - Show quoted text -

>>

>> > So, it sounds that Office 2003 will work regardless if they

>> > are purchased?! I did some research, but did not see anything

>> > related to it not working if they were not purchased.

>> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> Ok. This is actually for a customer of ours and they do not

> intend to violate the EULA. I just found it odd that it would be

> this easy for a company to do so so I thought I had incomplete

> implementation information.

>

> From my research, it looks like this has changed in Office 2007?

>

> Thanks again.