Microsoft Office 2003 Pro - How do I take 15 retail licenses and convert it to a single VLK or MAK license for my VMware desktops?
I contacted MS and they tried to sell me Office 365-I shot them down.
I have 15 retail licenses of Office 2003 Pro, each one of course with their own license.
How can I combine all 15 licenses into one license so I can create a ThinApp with VMware for my virtual desktops. If I create a thinapp of Office 2003 Pro which has been activated with one of the license keys, can my users with their virtual desktops use the same thinapp of Office 2003 Pro at the same time or at different times without licensing/activation errors? I have no intention of purchasing 365. What can i do so my users can use offcie 2003 Pro on their virtual desktops?
I have 15 retail licenses of Office 2003 Pro, each one of course with their own license.
How can I combine all 15 licenses into one license so I can create a ThinApp with VMware for my virtual desktops. If I create a thinapp of Office 2003 Pro which has been activated with one of the license keys, can my users with their virtual desktops use the same thinapp of Office 2003 Pro at the same time or at different times without licensing/activation errors? I have no intention of purchasing 365. What can i do so my users can use offcie 2003 Pro on their virtual desktops?
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Kimpoter, I wonder if i can just create thinapps for each license of Office 2003 and assign one to each user, this way I do not have to purchase new licenses.
Also, can I activate with one license, create a thinapp. Then edit the thinapp by changing the license key to another then creating that thinapp?
please advise.
Also, can I activate with one license, create a thinapp. Then edit the thinapp by changing the license key to another then creating that thinapp?
please advise.
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Wow, really. I was hoping to create 15 thinapps of the Office 2003, each with it's own license key.
MS is so greedy for money.
Thanks.
I will give VMware a call.
That is crazy for businesses to have to spend so much money for something they already have and want to thinapp it.
MS is so greedy for money.
Thanks.
I will give VMware a call.
That is crazy for businesses to have to spend so much money for something they already have and want to thinapp it.
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Thank you for your response.
I was hoping someone might have figured a way to MS licensing.
I was hoping that if I had a thinapp created of one of the retail Office 2003 Pro and activated during the process of making the thinapp, I would be good.
Since each user will only use one instance of it already activated and I still have the actual license keys.
I really do not want to spend thousands of dollars on purchasing new.