[windows software] Change the Windows Live ID on the VLSC login

[JDT04]

Hi

 

Could anyone give some advice on the following please?

 

I’m trying to unravel some historical licensing issues at a school I am currently supporting.

 

Back in 2012 they bought some Office 2010 Standard volume licences under a ‘Select Plus’ agreement (possibly via a London Grid for Learning scheme).

 

The teacher who set the thing up at the time, set up the Windows Live ID linked to the Volume Licensing Service Centre using his own personal Hotmail account.

 

He is still at the school (but no longer has anything to do with ICT) and I can still get to see downloads, keys etc. but only by him granting me access and ‘peering over his shoulder’ once he has logged in with his Hotmail account info.

 

I’d like to know if it is possible to change the Windows Live ID that is associated with a particular VLSC login and switch it to something that is owned by the school rather than a personal account for a member of staff. I'd also like to remove his personal Hotmail account from the arrangement too. I have no idea on how to go about doing this though.

 

Has anyone had to do anything similar in the past? I can find little info on this and am not sure what would be the best route to get this changed (via MS, the reseller or a change of settings once logged into the VLSC).

 

Any advice on how to go about this would be gratefully received.

 

With thanks

 

John

Edited November 5, 2015 by JDT04

[themightymrp]

I would like to know this too actually. When I originally signed up to VLSC I had stupidly forgotten that my PC was set to auto-login to my personal LiveID. I'd like to change this to a more appropriate one rather than sharing it with my work colleague :-/

[localzuk]

Its possible - under Administration in VLSC, you can add a new user and give them manager rights to everything. Then you can log in with that user, and remove the old one. I did it here a while back.

[JDT04]

Thanks for that localzuk. When you add the new user, does that new person also need to bring with them a new Windows Live ID as well presumably?

 

Many thanks

[localzuk]

Thanks for that localzuk. When you add the new user, does that new person also need to bring with them a new Windows Live ID as well presumably?

 

Many thanks

 

They need to have an ID, yes. Not sure they're called Windows Live ID now though. Think they're Microsoft ID.

[JDT04]

That's great. Thanks very much for your help. I'll give it a go when I visit the school next week.

 

Many thanks