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ArtinNC
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Aug 29, 2023
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Transfer Windows Server Essentials 2016 OEM disk to fresh PC

I've gone from Windows Home Servers (both versions) to Windows Server Essentials 2012 to 2016 and would have kept on going if Microsoft had kept client backup in the product.  My wife and I keep all ...
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    Dave Patrick
    Aug 31, 2023

    ArtinNC NSLP == Non system locked version. Likely isn't transferable "legally" YMMV    

        

     

       

     

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Dave Patrick
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Aug 29, 2023

ArtinNC then go ahead, install it, activate and move on.      

slmgr /ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
slmgr /ato
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Dave Patrick
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Aug 30, 2023

ArtinNC just checking if there's any progress or updates? please don't forget to mark helpful replies.     

    

 

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    ArtinNC
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 31, 2023
    I ran slmgr.vbs -dli License type came back as OEM_COA_NSLP. I was the system builder and built the system for myself. Although I don't see anywhere in the license terms where it specifically states that I can't replace the system if it goes bad, Google seems to say otherwise.
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      Dave Patrick
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      Aug 31, 2023

      ArtinNC NSLP == Non system locked version. Likely isn't transferable "legally" YMMV    

          

       

         

       

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