Microsoft SAM Self Audit
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@coliver said:
Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...
hence why I'm convinced something is wrong here.
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@coliver said:
Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...
Company I work need connect to some old machines using Com port, with very specific software, this software It's not compatible with W7 or W8.1, so I've some old laptops, out from the company Domain, for this Tasks.
I'm using one of this laptops to fill the excel file.About the file I get the English version, Microsoft send me the spanish version, and works fine in Excel 2013.
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Mine is opening in 2016 with no issue
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@iroal said:
About the file I get the English version, Microsoft send me the spanish version, and works fine in Excel 2013.
And you are sure that it is Microsoft themselves sending this file? You have at least responded to a microsoft.com email address and gotten a direct response from it?
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@iroal said:
@coliver said:
Why do you still have XP and Office 2003... this is a bad idea even when you aren't trying to open questionable Excel files...
Company I work need connect to some old machines using Com port, with very specific software, this software It's not compatible with W7 or W8.1, so I've some old laptops, out from the company Domain, for this Tasks.
I'm using one of this laptops to fill the excel file.About the file I get the English version, Microsoft send me the spanish version, and works fine in Excel 2013.
Almost all those old apps people say won't work in on newer OSes will if you make enough work arounds for it.
For com ports VLINX serial network servers are great.
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I get an answer for Microsoft this morning.
The send me by mistake and old version of the file (v2 instead v4)
Now all Macros works fine and can fill the Excel sheet.
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What a weird mistake to have made.
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@iroal - Glad that worked out for you. I had a similar experience with a bad Workbook, and Microsoft ultimately sent me one without macros. Still, I find the process incredibly flawed. I wound up "venting" about it in a blog post. http://www.efficiencynext.com/microsofts-deeply-flawed-sam-evaluation-process/
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@napkatz that sums up my experience with the SAM audit.
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@napkatz It's the worse Excel Sheet I've seen in my live, the macros always Crash and there is no support in case of any problem, thy just send you other excel file until one of them work in your computer.
I sent 3 weeks ago the Excel and I'm still wating for an answer.
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So, its 6 days shy of 2 months and this is finally complete... they tried their best, but couldn't find anywhere I was short on licenses. What a complete and utter waste of time.
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@brianlittlejohn said:
So, its 6 days shy of 2 months and this is finally complete... they tried their best, but couldn't find anywhere I was short on licenses. What a complete and utter waste of time.
Good for you.
I'm still waiting, two months since I sent the Excel file, they gave me just 10 days to recompile all the information...
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@brianlittlejohn said:
So, its 6 days shy of 2 months and this is finally complete... they tried their best, but couldn't find anywhere I was short on licenses. What a complete and utter waste of time.
Yeah took about 2 months to get our "all clear" report back.
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@brianlittlejohn said:
So, its 6 days shy of 2 months and this is finally complete... they tried their best, but couldn't find anywhere I was short on licenses. What a complete and utter waste of time.
Did they do an inhouse audit?
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@Dashrender No, it was a SAM self audit...
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@brianlittlejohn said:
@Dashrender No, it was a SAM self audit...
It must be different today than when I did one several years ago. I didn't actually have to tell them about anything I was using...
I'm assuming you had to count everything you were using so they could compare it against what they had on file for you as purchased?
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@Dashrender Yes, then provide proof of windows OEM licenses (5 invoices from dell is all they required) They wanted a count of all devices (phones, tablets, MFPs, laptops, pcs) Then they asked what software I had installed and compared what I had to what they showed. They were missing about 6 open-business agreements I had so I had to find proof of purchase on those.
