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Ben Bazian
2004-12-20 15:42:19 UTC
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We have a Windows 2000 terminal server with 30 licenses. There are about 10
licenses for Worlstations that are no longer in use. Is there a way to put
those licenses back in the pool of available licenses?
Rickard
2004-12-20 19:46:46 UTC
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No, there is no way to do so, but since you use windows 2000 server, your
clients have a "built-in" ts cal.

Rickard
Post by Ben Bazian
We have a Windows 2000 terminal server with 30 licenses. There are about
10 licenses for Worlstations that are no longer in use. Is there a way to
put those licenses back in the pool of available licenses?
Vera Noest [MVP]
2004-12-20 20:31:04 UTC
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Rickard,

Only clients running W2K Pro or XP Pro receive a free TS CAL from
the built-in license pool on the TS Licensing Server. All other
clients need a purchased TS CAL.

Ben,

there are 2 possibilities:

* If you installed the TS CALs _before_ the TS + the TS Licensing
Server got SP3 (or at least SP2 + the post-SP3 Licensing
Enhancement hotfix), then the licenses have no expiration date and
are permanently issued to a specific client. You will have to
phone the Clearinghouse to get your licenses re-issued.

291795 - HOW TO: Locate a Phone Number for the Microsoft
Clearinghouse
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291795

* If your TS CALs where installed on the TS Licensing server
_after_ installing SP3, all TS CALs have an expiration date. That
means that a license which has not been used (a PC has not made a
connection to the TS) during a period of 52-89 days, will
automatically be returned to the Licensing server and become
available for another client. In the meantime, the new client will
receive a temporary license, which is valid for 90 days. So before
the temporary license on the new client expires, the old license
becomes available again.
If you find that new clients temporary licenses expire before any
old licenses are returned to the LS, it simply means that you
have, at least during some time, connected more clients than you
have TS CALs and you need to buy more.

--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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Post by Rickard
No, there is no way to do so, but since you use windows 2000
server, your clients have a "built-in" ts cal.
Rickard
Post by Ben Bazian
We have a Windows 2000 terminal server with 30 licenses. There
are about 10 licenses for Worlstations that are no longer in
use. Is there a way to put those licenses back in the pool of
available licenses?
Rickard
2004-12-21 18:27:02 UTC
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Vera,

Yes I know, I assumed that he was running w2k or win xp pro.

Rickard
Post by Vera Noest [MVP]
Rickard,
Only clients running W2K Pro or XP Pro receive a free TS CAL from
the built-in license pool on the TS Licensing Server. All other
clients need a purchased TS CAL.
Ben,
* If you installed the TS CALs _before_ the TS + the TS Licensing
Server got SP3 (or at least SP2 + the post-SP3 Licensing
Enhancement hotfix), then the licenses have no expiration date and
are permanently issued to a specific client. You will have to
phone the Clearinghouse to get your licenses re-issued.
291795 - HOW TO: Locate a Phone Number for the Microsoft
Clearinghouse
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291795
* If your TS CALs where installed on the TS Licensing server
_after_ installing SP3, all TS CALs have an expiration date. That
means that a license which has not been used (a PC has not made a
connection to the TS) during a period of 52-89 days, will
automatically be returned to the Licensing server and become
available for another client. In the meantime, the new client will
receive a temporary license, which is valid for 90 days. So before
the temporary license on the new client expires, the old license
becomes available again.
If you find that new clients temporary licenses expire before any
old licenses are returned to the LS, it simply means that you
have, at least during some time, connected more clients than you
have TS CALs and you need to buy more.
--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
--- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
Post by Rickard
No, there is no way to do so, but since you use windows 2000
server, your clients have a "built-in" ts cal.
Rickard
Post by Ben Bazian
We have a Windows 2000 terminal server with 30 licenses. There
are about 10 licenses for Worlstations that are no longer in
use. Is there a way to put those licenses back in the pool of
available licenses?
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