Special Extra Donation of Windows 7 or Windows Vista
In conjunction with the release of the Windows 7 operating system on October 22, 2009, Microsoft is allowing nonprofits and public libraries to place an extra donation request for Windows 7 or Windows Vista, subject to the conditions below.
See the Microsoft restrictions and the Microsoft Software Donation Programs FAQ for more information on the Microsoft donation cycle.
Conditions
Here are the conditions for placing requests for the special extra donation:
- The extra request can contain only Windows 7, Windows Vista, or both.
- The extra request can be placed only from October 22, 2009, through January 31, 2010.
- The extra request must not push the organization over its limit of six titles and 50 licenses per title received through TechSoup in a two-year period. For example:
- If the organization has already received three Microsoft titles, and none of them was an operating system, its extra request can include up to 50 licenses for both Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
- If the organization has already received 25 licenses for 64-bit Vista Business plus five other Microsoft titles, its extra request can include up to 25 licenses for 64-bit Vista Business, but it cannot include Windows 7.
- If the organization has already received 10 licenses for 32-bit Windows 7 Professional, its extra request could include up to 40 licenses for 32-bit Windows 7 Professional.
- The extra request can come first, second, or third in the organization's two-year cycle, as long as it happens within the October 22 – January 31 timeframe.
- Unlike regular donation requests, the extra request need not contain a minimum of five "seats."
Caution: If the request contains anything other than Windows 7 or Windows Vista, it does not qualify as the special extra request. It will be processed as a regular donation request and count as the organization's one request for the current year of the donation cycle (or will be disallowed if that request has already been placed).