NT 4 licences

AfterDark · 06-27-2003, 08:29 AM

In the absence of any paperwork, how is the easiest way to find out how many users an NT 4 server is licenced for? I have tried the Licensing applet in Control panel on one of the servers, but when I try to open it, I get the message 'Not available in the MSDN Edition of BackOffice'. The other server allows me to open it, but gives no information.

Thanks

greenclock · 07-10-2003, 04:11 PM

For the server which the license applet works:
Possibly the case that the licensing mode is set to "Per Seat" ie: The server is assuming that the license is held on the client machine.

For the MSDN server:
Generally MSDN products don't have a license requirment because they are used for development work. Later on you would replace it with the real product. Unfortuantly there is no upgrade path. Means a reinstall.

06-27-2003, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
AfterDark Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London Posts: 26 OS: win98/2000	NT 4 licences In the absence of any paperwork, how is the easiest way to find out how many users an NT 4 server is licenced for? I have tried the Licensing applet in Control panel on one of the servers, but when I try to open it, I get the message 'Not available in the MSDN Edition of BackOffice'. The other server allows me to open it, but gives no information. Thanks

07-10-2003, 04:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
greenclock Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 7 OS: Windows NT / XP / 2000	For the server which the license applet works: Possibly the case that the licensing mode is set to "Per Seat" ie: The server is assuming that the license is held on the client machine. For the MSDN server: Generally MSDN products don't have a license requirment because they are used for development work. Later on you would replace it with the real product. Unfortuantly there is no upgrade path. Means a reinstall.