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Eric Gisin

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Sep 24, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/24/96
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I've been reading the help\license.txt file from OEM SR2. They go to
great lengths explaining "single machine license" and the subtleties of
copies of Windows 95 (for those who install over a network).

One very important point is that the license does *not* distinguish
between the various OEM versions of Windows 95, it only talks about one
"Windows 95". As I read it, if you have several machine licensed for
Windows 95 on a network, then buy a new machine with OEM SR2, you can
install SR2 on all your licenced machines. Anyone disagree on this?

So how about the case were you have one machine licensed for Windows 95,
and upgrade to SR2 (ignoring the details of how you got SR2). Is this
legal? There are practical problems, like the fact that CD key from the
upgrade version won't work with SR2's setup, or you may have to do a
clean install.

Eric Gisin, Vancouver.bc.ca -- Windows/UNIX/Internet Consulting
http://www.webhaven.com/ericg/ mailto:er...@unixg.ubc.ca

Igor Matlin

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Sep 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/25/96
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You certainly can install OEM SR2 on other machines and I think you will
not be in violation of the license agreement. I suppose Microsoft's
intention was to shift all support nightmares to the OEMs. Since it is not
a public release, it will not be directly supported by MS. If you put OEM
Sr2 on a PC and it crashes, your OEM may not be willing to support you
either. In addition, you would have to install on a freshly formatted HD,
since OEM SR2 won't upgrade build 950. So, I guess not too many people
will opt for upgrading, considering that the benefits may not be worth the
trouble.

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Sincerely,

Igor Matlin

Eric Gisin <er...@unixg.ubc.ca> wrote in article
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> I've been reading the help\license.txt file from OEM SR2. They go to
> great lengths explaining "single machine license" and the subtleties of
> copies of Windows 95 (for those who install over a network).
>
> One very important point is that the license does *not* distinguish
> between the various OEM versions of Windows 95, it only talks about one
> "Windows 95". As I read it, if you have several machine licensed for
> Windows 95 on a network, then buy a new machine with OEM SR2, you can
> install SR2 on all your licenced machines. Anyone disagree on this?

[snip]

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