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More info?)
You can try to phone the Clearinghouse and ask then to re-issue
your licenses. Without Software Assurance, you are not allowed to
change from Per Device to Per User or vice versa, but since an
obvious mistake was made and one of your license paks is in
practice worthless, they might do it anyway.
291795 - HOW TO: Locate a Phone Number for the Microsoft
Clearinghouse
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291795
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting:
http://ts.veranoest.net
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<cmcarthy13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 05 aug 2005 in
microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.setup:
> Hello Vera,
> Thank you for clearing that up, so even though it looks like
> they will expire they will not.
> As for the licenses if you install them incorrectly you have to
> go an buy the same again, you can't remove and re-install for a
> given period of time? Thanks,
> Caroline
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> So new Per Device TS CALs were purchased and installed to solve
>> the problem with the temporary licenses?
>> What should have been done instead is changing the licensing
>> mode of the Terminal Server to use the Per User licensing mode.
>> You can do this from Administrative Tools - Terminal Services
>> Configuration - Server Settings - Licensing Mode
>> If it's set to Per Device mode, it will look for a Device TS
>> CAL and will not issue your Per User TS CALs.
>>
>> I understand that you now have both Per Device and Per User TS
>> CALs installed, correct? If you only have a single TS, you
>> cannot use both, so that's rather a waist of money. Now that
>> you know how to change the licensing mode of the TS, you have
>> to make up your mind which type of licenses you really want to
>> use. I assume that there was a good reason for choosing Per
>> User in the initial setup.
>>
>> I don't think you can uninstall the licenses.
>> Per Device licenses always have an expiration date, 52-89 days
>> after issueing. If the client still connects and uses the
>> license, it will automatically renew itself, starting 7 days
>> prior to expiration.
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting:
http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> "=?Utf-8?B?Y21jYXJ0aHkxMw==?="
>> <cmcarthy13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 04 aug 2005 in
>> microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.setup:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> > On install the site set-up the TS CAL's as per user and the
>> > TS server gave out temporary licenses so they decided that
>> > they could see the connection if they switched to per Device,
>> > now they have both and the per Device licenses are reporting
>> > expiry this September. Firstly how can I remove the per user
>> > license and is this possible. Secondly does the per device
>> > license always show an expiry date in case a device is
>> > obsolete and as long as it keeps being in use this will be
>> > extended? I hope someone can help clear this up!?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Caroline
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