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tgrond - 21 Dec 2004 20:39 GMT

I have Terminal server running w/ 10 users. The local PCs have older MS
Access 2000 versions running. The access data base will now be on the
server. Do I need to purcahse MS Access licenses or can this work with the
units we have?

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Vera Noest [MVP] - 21 Dec 2004 21:56 GMT

You need as many Office licenses as you have clients that run
Office. Doesn't matter if they run it locally or from a Terminal
Server.

The keyword in your post is "older". If you install a newer
version of Office on your TS and users are running Office from the
TS, you will need to upgrade your Office licenses.

Licensing Microsoft Office in a Windows Terminal Server
Environment
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/licen
soffice.asp

Note: if your clients run their local Access application, but
connect to a database that resides on the server, you are
basically using your Terminal Server as a file server. Nothing
wrong with that, and it doesn't have any effect on your license
requirements (one Office license per client, the correct version).

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> I have Terminal server running w/ 10 users. The local PCs have
> older MS Access 2000 versions running. The access data base
> will now be on the server. Do I need to purcahse MS Access
> licenses or can this work with the units we have?

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