Licensing question...

I just purchased SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with 5 cals, and an
additional 5 cals from CDW.

They are overnighting the disks, (and emailing me the 5 addtitional
cals) but since I have MSDN download access, is there any reason I cant
just install from the MDSN and get started right away?

Is the software they are sending me the same as what I download from
MSDN?

I just had a similar situation.  I am not sure about MSDN, because
there are lots of demo versions on there, but if you have a Select or
enterprise contract you can download from there.  They usually send you
an email with info on how to log on, but it is avail here.

https://licensing.microsoft.com/eLi...033/Default.asp



 skinnydipclean@gmail
.com  wrote:
> I just purchased SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with 5 cals, and an
> additional 5 cals from CDW.
>
> They are overnighting the disks, (and emailing me the 5 addtitional
> cals) but since I have MSDN download access, is there any reason I cant
> just install from the MDSN and get started right away?
>
> Is the software they are sending me the same as what I download from
> MSDN?

You will be running a server with a different registration than the one you
purchased. Hopefully, your organization won't have any problems with
producing the paper trail when and if you get hit with a compliance audit.

--
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc

Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous

You can't help someone get up a hill without getting a little closer to the
top yourself.
- H. Norman Schwarzkopf


< skinnydipclean@gmail
.com> wrote in message
news:1165860085.088677.237760@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
>I just purchased SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with 5 cals, and an
> additional 5 cals from CDW.
>
> They are overnighting the disks, (and emailing me the 5 addtitional
> cals) but since I have MSDN download access, is there any reason I cant
> just install from the MDSN and get started right away?
>
> Is the software they are sending me the same as what I download from
> MSDN?
>

MSDN licensing is only for testing and is not to be used in production
environments. The right thing to do is to wait until your disks
arrive; if you were audited by MS, then you would face a stiff fine
for illegal use of software.


On 11 Dec 2006 10:01:25 -0800,  skinnydipclean@gmail
.com wrote:

>I just purchased SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition with 5 cals, and an
>additional 5 cals from CDW.
>
>They are overnighting the disks, (and emailing me the 5 addtitional
>cals) but since I have MSDN download access, is there any reason I cant
>just install from the MDSN and get started right away?
>
>Is the software they are sending me the same as what I download from
>MSDN?