>SNIP
>>This is from the MSDN Q&A on the MS website:
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>>

What do you mean by "production?" What are examples of test and development work?
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>>By "production" we mean any activity that is personal, for general business use,
>>or not directly related to the testing and development of software applications.
>>
>>Examples of (prohibited) production use include:
>>
>>Installing Windows 98 to play games for entertainment.
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>>Installing Windows 2000 Server and Exchange Server to set up an e-mail system
>>that you use to send personal and/or business-related e-mail.
>>
>>You may not use your MSDN Subscription as a substitute for purchasing a retail
>>license for an operating system if you do more than develop and test on your
>>computer.
>>

>>
>>Pay particular attention to that last paragraph.
>
>I remember reading that, Alan, and I rationalized it this way (the last paragraph):
>My PC, which I use for more than development (i.e. personal and business related stuff) already had an OS when I bought MSDN. It was Win XP-Home.
>
>Now this paragraph may intend, but doesn't succeed in my mind, to prevent my installing MSDN's Windows 2003 and continuing to use it exactly the same way. After all, I have complied with "...purchasing a retail license for AN operating system...".
>
>cheers
>
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>SNIP

That's a semantic argument, but possibly not a bad one. Of course it means that you can't get rid of the operating system you had before buying the MSDN. I'm buying a new PC and I'll be giving my current one to a good friend. I was planning on giving her my Win2K Pro also, but now I see that I can't do that. Oh, well, as long as I'm getting a new pc, I'll get it with an OS and give her my old one anyway.

Since the MS Office that comes in the MSDN is exempted from the proviso, I guess it'll be ok to give my current Office 2000 to her without any issues.

Alan