Microsoft FQC-00134 Quick Reference Guide - Page 20

What's new for Windows 7 Volume Licensing Volume Licensing for Windows 7 is very similar to Windows Vista. The few changes featured in the table below help reduce the number of different licences required and assist customers migrating from earlier versions of Windows. New in Windows 7 Volume Licensing DVD Playback Codec and Media Center Details Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Professional include DVD playback capabilities, therefore no additional codec licence is required. Since Windows 7 Enterprise will include all of the features of Windows 7 Ultimate - including Windows Media Center - Windows 7 Ultimate is not available through Volume Licensing. Customers currently entitled to Windows Vista Ultimate will continue to have access to the Windows Vista Ultimate product keys and media. Four Local Virtual Machines with Software Assurance A benefit of Software Assurance coverage is the right to run up to four instances of Windows in a local virtual machine (VM). In Windows Vista, these VMs could only run on Windows Vista Enterprise. In Windows 7 these VMs may be run on Windows 7 Enterprise, Professional or any prior version (as specified in the downgrade rights section of this Guide paper). Customers may use Volume Licence media to create and manage VM images. Windows XP Mode Windows XP Mode is specifically designed to help small business users run their Windows XP applications on their Windows 7 desktop. Customers using Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise may run one copy of Windows XP Professional in a local virtual machine to aid application compatibility as they migrate to Windows 7. Windows Virtual PC software and the Windows XP Professional environment will be available for download after the general availability of Windows 7. Note: Windows XP Mode does not have IT management capabilities built in. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation, a component of MDOP, adds important management capabilities to Windows XP Mode for larger businesses. Downgrade Rights Volume Licensing customers may downgrade to any prior version of Windows Professional. For a limited time (PCs purchased within 18 months after the general availability of Windows 7 or before the release of a Windows 7 Service Pack, whichever is earlier) the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) End User Licence Agreement includes the right to downgrade to Window XP Professional, Tablet PC or Professional x64. Windows Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) In January 2009 VECD was expanded to include three new scenarios in addition to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: Virtual Machine on employee-owned PC and VM on contractor-owned PC and moved between PCs on removable media. For Windows 7, VECD will be further expanded to include remote boot rights and device-based access to a physically installed blade PC. This change was designed to simplify the purchasing experience for customers by including all of the flexible computing scenarios in a single licence. MDOP available in Enterprise Agreement Platform Products To simplify the purchase process, customers can now get the benefits of MDOP directly in their Enterprise Agreement without the need to purchase an additional product. Two new Enterprise Agreement options will be available with even more value: Enterprise Desktop + MDOP, and Professional Desktop + MDOP. 20 - Quick Reference Guide