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Old 01-05-2006, 02:28 AM
Steve N.
 
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Default Re: Upgrading XP Home to XP pro

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Bob Costello wrote:
>
>> Not sure. I only maintained my personal subscription for one year as I
>> went to work for a company that had an Enterprise subscription. I
>> received other feedback that indicates as long as my CD is not OEM,
>> then I should be OK.

>
>
> I believe that MSDN software licenses expire when the MSDN
> subscription under which they were obtained lapses. Double-check with
> the EULA on the CD to be certain.
>
>


Nope:

"When a subscription expires, do the licenses terminate or are they
still valid?

MSDN Subscriptions have a perpetual license, so subscribers can still
use the products received with their MSDN Subscription after their
subscription has expired."

From: http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/faq/#licensing

Pretty cool, eh?

Steve N.

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