Vista CALs

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What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003 licensing? I know with
XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but I am just now beginning to add Vista
clients.
 
You need a TS CAL for every client or user, irrespective of the
version of Vista.

A Windows 2003 TS Licensing Server does not contain a built-in pool
of free licenses.
FYI: XP Pro clients never came with a free TS CAL, they received a TS
CAL from the pool of built-in licenses on a *W2K* TS Licensing Server
when connecting to a W2K TS.

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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 11
jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003 licensing?
> I know with XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but I am just now
> beginning to add Vista clients.
 
Let me rephrase this. I already have the TS CAL's. I just seem to recall that
one had to purchase a client-side license for Windows 98 (separate from the
TS CAL's) but not for Windows 2000 client, and I assumed that difference also
existed with XP Home vs. XP Pro. Are you saying that the Windows version on
the client - that all I need are the TS CAL's installed on the TS Licensing
server in the domain? That is, are you sayng that XP Home can function the
same as XP Pro as a TS client as long as a CAL is available on the server
(and the same for Vista Home)?

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> You need a TS CAL for every client or user, irrespective of the
> version of Vista.
>
> A Windows 2003 TS Licensing Server does not contain a built-in pool
> of free licenses.
> FYI: XP Pro clients never came with a free TS CAL, they received a TS
> CAL from the pool of built-in licenses on a *W2K* TS Licensing Server
> when connecting to a W2K TS.
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 11
> jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003 licensing?
> > I know with XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but I am just now
> > beginning to add Vista clients.
>
 
You always need both a Windows CAL and a TS CAL for every client
which connects to the TS. So what you have heard about W2K and XP
clients is not correct.

But if you have to buy additional Windows CALs depends on the
Windows OS licensing mode of your TS and the number of Windows CALs
that are installed on it.

Licensing Overview for Windows Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/overv
iew.mspx

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 11
jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Let me rephrase this. I already have the TS CAL's. I just seem
> to recall that one had to purchase a client-side license for
> Windows 98 (separate from the TS CAL's) but not for Windows 2000
> client, and I assumed that difference also existed with XP Home
> vs. XP Pro. Are you saying that the Windows version on the
> client - that all I need are the TS CAL's installed on the TS
> Licensing server in the domain? That is, are you sayng that XP
> Home can function the same as XP Pro as a TS client as long as a
> CAL is available on the server (and the same for Vista Home)?
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You need a TS CAL for every client or user, irrespective of the
>> version of Vista.
>>
>> A Windows 2003 TS Licensing Server does not contain a built-in
>> pool of free licenses.
>> FYI: XP Pro clients never came with a free TS CAL, they
>> received a TS CAL from the pool of built-in licenses on a *W2K*
>> TS Licensing Server when connecting to a W2K TS.
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 11 jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > What version(s) of Vista include client-side TS 2003
>> > licensing? I know with XP, I had to have XP Pro clients, but
>> > I am just now beginning to add Vista clients.
 
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