Summary

Through volume activation, Windows Vista protects organizations’ investments by preventing unauthorized use of their product keys. Three volume activation options are available to accommodate your organization’s specific requirements.

OEM activation enables OEMs to pre-activate Windows Vista on their customers’ computers. MAK activation is a straightforward approach to using a single product key to activate multiple computers. Use this option for computers that don’t have regular access to the corporate network, such as lab computers, mobile computers, and so on. KMS activation is the easiest option, as it requires little effort to configure the KMS infrastructure and eliminates the burden of configuring product keys during the deployment ...

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