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"volume license"
When a Visio Pro 2003 disk says "Volume License Product Key Required"
does that mean it was supposed to have been sold to a big company where many employees run Visio? (I wouldn't have thought they would bother with individual disk sets in that case.) The disk says "Not for retail or OEM distribution. Not for resale." This package has a license key on the back (looks very Microsoft-like). 1. What is the likelihood that this key will work? 2. The retailer was obviously not supposed to be selling this product. 3. Why do I bother to tell Purchasing that I want a "full, retail box?" (At least if wasn't an idiotic download version this time.) Thanks. Sure hope she paid for this with a credit card. |
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"volume license"
Maybe just as important: will I be able to upgrade this when the next
version of Visio comes out? Bill "bill" wrote in message news:a0cSc.3900$BS3.2033@trndny04... When a Visio Pro 2003 disk says "Volume License Product Key Required" does that mean it was supposed to have been sold to a big company where many employees run Visio? (I wouldn't have thought they would bother with individual disk sets in that case.) The disk says "Not for retail or OEM distribution. Not for resale." This package has a license key on the back (looks very Microsoft-like). 1. What is the likelihood that this key will work? 2. The retailer was obviously not supposed to be selling this product. 3. Why do I bother to tell Purchasing that I want a "full, retail box?" (At least if wasn't an idiotic download version this time.) Thanks. Sure hope she paid for this with a credit card. |
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"volume license"
As an observation, most of these types of questions go unanswered here on
the forum and the user is pointed in the direction of calling MS directly. Al "bill" wrote in message news:a0cSc.3900$BS3.2033@trndny04... When a Visio Pro 2003 disk says "Volume License Product Key Required" does that mean it was supposed to have been sold to a big company where many employees run Visio? (I wouldn't have thought they would bother with individual disk sets in that case.) The disk says "Not for retail or OEM distribution. Not for resale." This package has a license key on the back (looks very Microsoft-like). 1. What is the likelihood that this key will work? 2. The retailer was obviously not supposed to be selling this product. 3. Why do I bother to tell Purchasing that I want a "full, retail box?" (At least if wasn't an idiotic download version this time.) Thanks. Sure hope she paid for this with a credit card. |
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"volume license"
Thanks, Al.
I believe the "official" answer is pretty clear from the language on the disk itself. Even if the key works, I really want to scream at the person who ordered this - I checked the vendor's site and it is upfront about this being a volume license disk. I was kind of hoping to hear some negatives (aside from the obvious legal and moral issues) so I could yell about more than just that she didn't buy what I told her to. I also have drawings I made using the 30-day trial version. Wonder if those are tagged with my id? btw - what comes in the retail box besides the disks? Are there decent manuals? Thanks "Al Edlund" wrote in message ... As an observation, most of these types of questions go unanswered here on the forum and the user is pointed in the direction of calling MS directly. Al "bill" wrote in message news:a0cSc.3900$BS3.2033@trndny04... When a Visio Pro 2003 disk says "Volume License Product Key Required" does that mean it was supposed to have been sold to a big company where many employees run Visio? (I wouldn't have thought they would bother with individual disk sets in that case.) The disk says "Not for retail or OEM distribution. Not for resale." This package has a license key on the back (looks very Microsoft-like). 1. What is the likelihood that this key will work? 2. The retailer was obviously not supposed to be selling this product. 3. Why do I bother to tell Purchasing that I want a "full, retail box?" (At least if wasn't an idiotic download version this time.) Thanks. Sure hope she paid for this with a credit card. |
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"volume license"
no, the drawings should work fine. Been a while since I saw the box but I
can pretty definitvely say they do not send any decent manuals with it. Even the original Developing Visio Solutions pdf file that was sent out when Visio owned the product has been removed from the disk, although it is on-line at MSDN. There are a variety of manuals out there from the simple ones that M$ publishes aimed at users to some great ones for developers. al "bill" wrote in message news:iNqSc.4799$BS3.2784@trndny04... Thanks, Al. I believe the "official" answer is pretty clear from the language on the disk itself. Even if the key works, I really want to scream at the person who ordered this - I checked the vendor's site and it is upfront about this being a volume license disk. I was kind of hoping to hear some negatives (aside from the obvious legal and moral issues) so I could yell about more than just that she didn't buy what I told her to. I also have drawings I made using the 30-day trial version. Wonder if those are tagged with my id? btw - what comes in the retail box besides the disks? Are there decent manuals? Thanks "Al Edlund" wrote in message ... As an observation, most of these types of questions go unanswered here on the forum and the user is pointed in the direction of calling MS directly. Al "bill" wrote in message news:a0cSc.3900$BS3.2033@trndny04... When a Visio Pro 2003 disk says "Volume License Product Key Required" does that mean it was supposed to have been sold to a big company where many employees run Visio? (I wouldn't have thought they would bother with individual disk sets in that case.) The disk says "Not for retail or OEM distribution. Not for resale." This package has a license key on the back (looks very Microsoft-like). 1. What is the likelihood that this key will work? 2. The retailer was obviously not supposed to be selling this product. 3. Why do I bother to tell Purchasing that I want a "full, retail box?" (At least if wasn't an idiotic download version this time.) Thanks. Sure hope she paid for this with a credit card. |
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Bill, I can confirm that the manual is pretty forgettable. It's OK for
someone just starting to learn Visio and is not poorly written, but overall it's basically kindling. A useful rule of thumb is that the manual from the publisher of *any* software will normally gloss over any or the program's deficiencies, whereas an independent author can be objective and thorough in *explaining* said deficiencies and giving workarounds. That's what makes their books worth having. There are some very good third-party manuals, some written by posters here, though I don't recall whom and my copies are 3,000 miles away. Maybe one will chime in here. They helped me a lot, whereas my original Visio manual has spent most of its life helping other books stabilize a stereo speaker. Granted, a lot of third-party books are crap, but a little research can help you locate the good stuff. -- Mark Tangard, Microsoft Word MVP "Life is nothing if you're not obsessed." --John Waters Al Edlund wrote: no, the drawings should work fine. Been a while since I saw the box but I can pretty definitvely say they do not send any decent manuals with it. Even the original Developing Visio Solutions pdf file that was sent out when Visio owned the product has been removed from the disk, although it is on-line at MSDN. There are a variety of manuals out there from the simple ones that M$ publishes aimed at users to some great ones for developers. al "bill" wrote in message news:iNqSc.4799$BS3.2784@trndny04... Thanks, Al. I believe the "official" answer is pretty clear from the language on the disk itself. Even if the key works, I really want to scream at the person who ordered this - I checked the vendor's site and it is upfront about this being a volume license disk. I was kind of hoping to hear some negatives (aside from the obvious legal and moral issues) so I could yell about more than just that she didn't buy what I told her to. I also have drawings I made using the 30-day trial version. Wonder if those are tagged with my id? btw - what comes in the retail box besides the disks? Are there decent manuals? Thanks "Al Edlund" wrote in message ... As an observation, most of these types of questions go unanswered here on the forum and the user is pointed in the direction of calling MS directly. Al "bill" wrote in message news:a0cSc.3900$BS3.2033@trndny04... When a Visio Pro 2003 disk says "Volume License Product Key Required" does that mean it was supposed to have been sold to a big company where many employees run Visio? (I wouldn't have thought they would bother with individual disk sets in that case.) The disk says "Not for retail or OEM distribution. Not for resale." This package has a license key on the back (looks very Microsoft-like). 1. What is the likelihood that this key will work? 2. The retailer was obviously not supposed to be selling this product. 3. Why do I bother to tell Purchasing that I want a "full, retail box?" (At least if wasn't an idiotic download version this time.) Thanks. Sure hope she paid for this with a credit card. |
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