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charles

On September 10 I purchased 11 Microsoft Project Server
2002 CALs through HP, thinking that these would give me
the right to access/use Microsoft Project Pro 2002. (I
have Project Server 2002 and Project Pro 2002)I have since
found out that is not the case. I thought licensing for
Project Pro and the server were taken care of with the
server CALs, but the server CALs are for accessing the web
access feature on project server and have nothing to do
with Project Pro. I also should have bought the volume
version of Project Pro instead of the retail version. I
didnt know the difference and all of their licensing
options are real confusing to me.

My questions for you are as follows:

Question 1, How many computers can I install Project Pro
on with the volume version?

Question 3, How much will it cost? (I had a dealer quote
me $786 per user and I have 17 users, thats $13,362.
There's no way it can cost that much and I thought volume
versions came in groups of five - for around $350)

Question 4, Can I use an existing open license account
(one I used to purchase Office XP) to purshase Project Pro
volumes at a discounted price?

Please Help!

Thanks in advance!
 
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Gary Chefetz [MVP]

Charles:

1) You need a Project Pro License for each user or each machine. You can
license this per-user or per-machine. The only difference between the volume
license version and the retail version is media and packaging; the
application is the same. Therefore, you can install Project Pro on as many
machines as you have purchased licenses for.

2) There is no 2

3) Actually, it can cost a whole lot more! The retail price for Project Pro
is $999, so the price you've been quoted isn't all that bad, however you
need to shop around! If you're buying open licenses, you really should
purchase software assurance up front as these are not upgradable. Microsoft
does have programs for subscriptive type purchasing as well, which can
spread the cost over two or three years. Generally speaking, the news groups
are not a good source for licensing information. As we're all end-users, we
share your confusion and frustrations on this topic.

4) See the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/project/howtobuy/default.asp#retail

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Gary Chefetz [MVP]
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"

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