Technet Windows serials numbers

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Technet Windows serials numbers

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December 24, 2009 at 6:33 am

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Hello
We've got a few windows serial keys from a Technet subscription for testing purposes.
What I would like to know is: are the provided Technet keys work for every language and for 32x / 64x bits system? Or does I need to have serial for each product?
Because nothing was listed in the subscription about that.
Thanks

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 734552 More actions · Answer 1

I've never tried other languages, but I would guess that the product keys are not language specific. You would just have to try one and see.

Megistal SSCrazy Eights Points: 8787 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks for answering.

I've googled for Technet licenses information and found nothing so far.

I prefer knowing the details before testing but at last resort, yes I would need to try it out that way.

alen teplitsky SSC-Dedicated Points: 30014 More actions · Answer 3

for windows server i've seen separate x32/64 keys on MSDN. I think the last time i tried to use a x64 key on a x32 install and it didn't work

Megistal SSCrazy Eights Points: 8787 More actions · Answer 4

Still waiting for my keys, probably the holidays were for something in that delay.

alen teplitsky SSC-Dedicated Points: 30014 More actions · Answer 5

you just go to the website, click get key and it takes 2 seconds

Megistal SSCrazy Eights Points: 8787 More actions · Answer 6

Yes it was the way I was told but I'm not the person who got access to that website (yet)

Megistal SSCrazy Eights Points: 8787 More actions · Answer 7

I've installed Win7 x32 (for trying a x64 key) but along the process no keys were requested!

As I recall, WinXP was requesting it during the setup! Did I miss something?

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

You have to enter a key before you can activate it. There's a couple of weeks grace period, iirc.

Gail Shaw
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Megistal SSCrazy Eights Points: 8787 More actions · Answer 9

If it has accepted the key before activating it, does it mean that the keys was valid (x64 on a x32)? Or is it the activation process that will truly validate that?

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

The activation process will confirm that.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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