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Purchasing operating system licenses is one of the mandatory lines in the IT budgets of almost all companies. In this way, the legality of its activities is demonstrated, and users can receive technical support. However, many companies still use a variety of operating systems, including those that do not always belong to the Microsoft Windows family, and are not always licensed. This article will describe the main steps that companies need to take in order to successfully license them through the example of the legalization procedure. Windows 7.

OS Windows 7 became available to organizations in August 2009 (with a corporate subscription), while its official retail appearance was at the end of October 2009. Interest in the system was expressed in the high download rates of beta versions of the new Windows, which were introduced in January and May of that year.

Note, however, that almost simultaneously with test versions and computer manufacturers operating system (designed to work in March 2010), on the web and in retail "sales" appear "pirated" copies Windows 7Created on the basis of these distributions. They have gained some popularity not only among end users, who traditionally install similar systems on existing PCs, but also in the corporate sector. However, in addition to them, companies often have other operating systems - for example, older versions of Windows (Microsoft estimates the share of Windows XP reaches 80%) or operating systems from other vendors (such as Linux or MacOS). In such circumstances, the task facing the company, which plans to move to legal versions Windows 7 and has a different OS on a computer, is to choose the least expensive options for licensing.

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In total, Microsoft offers three main scenarios for the transition to the legal version of Windows 7. This is the purchase of the so-called "solution for licensing the installed operating system Windows 7 Professional" (Get Genuine Windows Agreement, GGWA) or its "version" for GGWA Academic, buying the "version for Licensing an Installed Operating System ”(GGK). Consider each of the scenarios separately.

The GGWA Academic “Version” (GGWA-A) (effective November 1, 2009) is designed for educational institutions under Open License licensing. Here the basic editions of Windows 7 - Windows 7 Initial and Windows 7 Home basic fall under its action. Similarly, GGWA's GGWA-A offer applies to orders from 5 licenses.

The GGWA licensing program applies to organizations that have at least 5 computers with an installed OS that requires legalization. In this case, the company places an order for the corresponding item in the price list under the Open License licensing program from its Microsoft software supplier. If Windows 7 was already installed in the company from the original distribution (but was "broken" by various activators), it is necessary to reinstall the OS from a legal medium. This procedure must be performed to receive technical support from Microsoft, as it is not detected by users running an OS installed from non-genuine distributions. Windows media can be ordered for an additional fee from Microsoft partners. After reinstalling the system, you will need to attach a special sticker (certificate of authenticity, COA) to the computer case for a maximum of 30 days. If Windows 7 is installed from the original disk image, then the company only needs to place a sticker on the PC. Activate system can be done with the help of a multi-installation key, which will be provided at the time of purchase.

When purchasing GGWA company receives the right to use not only Windows 7, but all her previous OS versions (up to Windows 95).

Purchasing Upgrade Licenses is another way to obtain a license system that is relevant to organizations that already use legal versions of previous Microsoft Windows operating systems. Installing the operating system on a "clean" hard drive using such distributions is illegal.

"Version for licensing the installed operating system" (Get Genuine Kit, GGK) is used in the scenario of legalization of an IT park consisting of a small number of machines (from 1 to 5 licenses). This can be a small organization or, alternatively, a home user with several PCs. At Microsoft, they are called Home Based Office (a concept similar in meaning to SOHO). Just like the GGWA, the GGK license allows you to legalize an already installed version of Windows 7 (and any other OS, including the beta version), which could be "pirated" or counterfeit (it is illegal to install a computer assembler computer when purchasing equipment).

Currently (October 1, 2012) the market is only one solution for licensing option already installed Windows 7 - GGWA.

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