Microsoft DSP licences

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Hi I purchased about 10 DSP licences for Microsoft Office and Windows XP.

Do i need to purchase the media kits for both as well or can I use them without?

Any help would be most appriciated,
 
Im not exactly sure, but when I bought the DSP licences the sales guy phoned me jus after I made the payment and wanted to know if I needed the media kits as well. However before this he made no mention of this.
 
a media kit is just a batch of promotional literature as far as I know. Is he referring to the physical "media" as in the CDs or DVDs?
 
I hope not then I will definately have to buy it. The DSP's did cost a substantial amount so I figure the media kit is not needed. I checked online and the media kits cost around R3k each so that is worrying
 
Normally DSP is another word for retail software versions of XP, I think. I know for certain that if you buy OEM versions of most new Microsoft software like Office 2007 you will only get a CD Key, you then need to use the media kits to install a trail version of Office 2007 which you then activate with the OEM keys you just bought.
 
The media kit contains the discs used to install XP, office etc. The DSP licences is just that, licenses, no media.
 
Abe said:
You only need one Media Kit for Office. XP comes with a CD if I remember correctly.
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yeah just got it today. Xp comes with the cd but office does not. I see it is available for download on the microsoft site, strange considering places are selling it for around R2500.
 
If you are a system builder then you need the disk, if you doing it for your company then it should be OK to use any media. Did you look at an Open License, it is cheaper and more convenient than the DSP option?
 
What do you mean by any media?

Yes I had a look at the open licence and for the number of pc's and other factors the DSP seemed the better choice, also from the quotes I got the open licence was more expensive
 
Any media, downloaded, borrowed etc.

I can't understand why open was more expensive, for more than five PC's it is the only way to go. What other factors made DSP more attractive?
 
DSP is NOT the retail product but rather a more generic OEM version, if you will. DSP stands for "Delivery Service Partner" and was introduced by Microsoft's OEM Division many years ago at the request of smaller assemblers, aggregators and distributors so they could get access to Microsoft OEM-type licences for the machines they assemble. The whole idea was for DSP product to be bundled with new hardware (ie complete PCs) so the smaller distis could compete with the like of Compaq, HP, Dell and so on. It has been widely abused as the definition of a 'system' stretched to breaking point ... some distis have bundled DSP with components like mice & graphics cards or even RAM, which is in complete breach of the DSP agreement with Microsoft. These days DSP product does not include media, so you have to buy the media kit, which has all the main products on CD/DVD, allowing you to install on systems using the DSP licence codes. DSP product becomes part of the hardware and may not be unistalled and transferred to another PC, ie the licence lives and dies with the machine.

Microsoft FPP (Full Packaged Product) or Retail Product is the sstuff you buy in retail stores. it comes in a pretty pack box with media and quick start manual. The EULA for FPP is different from DSP - it can be transferred to a new system, for example.
 
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