RE: windows validation vs. ghost images?

From what I can tell, you will have to validate. From Microsoft at
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/genuine/faqs/default.mspx:

"Do Volume License customers need to validate?"

Volume License customers need to validate, but do not need to enter their
Windows Product Key.

I assume that you would still need to validate, even if you Ghost using the
volume license copy of Windows XP, which allows you to not have to activate
Windows. Activation vs. Validation...it gets confusing.

Thanks,

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-micronet-list@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:owner-micronet-
> list@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Merritt
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:18 PM
> To: micronet
> Subject: [Micronet] windows validation vs. ghost images?
>
>
> I have three new identical Dell desktops. I'd like to configure one,
> use ghost to clone it, and then impose the image on the other two,
> but I'm concerned that the new Windows validation is going to complain.
>
> Is this the case? And is there an appropriate way to satisfy the
> validation in this situation?
>
> Thanks,
> -Greg
>
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