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How to tell if my windows Machines are running Legitimate Windows Operating Systems and Office software ?

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I work for a Large University in Uganda , Africa. I have a task to take an audit of my network and find out how many computers are running Genuine Windows Operating Systems and Genuine Microsoft Office products. Is there any proven tool out there that can enable me Audit this network with about 6000 computers running Windows. Please help .

Friday, June 17, 2011 10:58 AM

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An online search on "auditing genuine Microsoft" produces the following:

See http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11936 for the current tool.

Also take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/sam/en/us/msia.aspx for the audit tool for building your inventory of Office products. VAMT only assesses Office 2010. Support for this tool is ending soon.

Here is a program that should run over the network http://theroadtodelphi.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/determine-genuine-windows-installation-in-c/ should VAMT not work for your issue.

Colin Barnhorst Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on DIY with 6GB ram.
- Proposed as answer by NEBUER STRONG FINDER Friday, June 17, 2011 5:54 PM
- Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Friday, June 17, 2011 6:37 PM
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:05 PM

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