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Post #340,790 by Another Scott 3/23/11 6:08:02 PM Reply	They also want a license for each VM install... http://wskills.blogs...-and-virtual.html A Software Assurance chit gets you up to 4 VMs with a desktop license, but all others need a license for each VM. Unless things have changed, YMMV, etc., etc. As is usual with anything Windows, it's not straightforward. 7 apparently allows native and VM installs on the same PC, but each must be activated separately. I've just skimmed this thread which talks about differences between retail and OEM versions - it appears that users are able to get MS to give out the magic numbers for the VM install activation with an OEM version, but more evidence might be needed. http://forums.macrum...read.php?t=827339 Nothing is easy, at least not if you want to be reasonably legal without giving MS more money than the least they'll accept... Cheers, Scott.
Post #340,793 by folkert 3/23/11 8:14:48 PM Reply	My Version of WinXP is OEM. And its actually gone from being a VM on Linux, three different machines (and various versions)... and to OSX and three different versions. I told it I moved it, which I really did. I've never had a single problem with WGA.
Post #340,795 by Another Scott 3/23/11 8:46:22 PM Reply	Excellent. Thanks.

OEM WinXP+ in a VM on OSX - Re/Activation necessary? - (Another Scott) - (10) - March 23, 2011, 08:09:06 AM EDT

FYI... - (folkert) - (1) - March 23, 2011, 08:20:44 AM EDT

Thanks. I'll have to try XPHome and see how it goes. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 23, 2011, 12:31:20 PM EDT

It is points based - (scoenye) - (4) - March 23, 2011, 05:19:21 PM EDT

Great information. Thanks a bunch. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 23, 2011, 05:31:44 PM EDT

They also want a license for each VM install... - (Another Scott) - (2) - March 23, 2011, 06:08:02 PM EDT

My Version of WinXP - (folkert) - (1) - March 23, 2011, 08:14:48 PM EDT

Excellent. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 23, 2011, 08:46:22 PM EDT

Well that's interesting. OS X really doesn't like 15 MB free - (Another Scott) - (2) - March 29, 2011, 07:47:45 PM EDT

Preferences -> Keyboard lets you change that - (SpiceWare) - (1) - March 29, 2011, 08:40:43 PM EDT

Ah, nice. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 29, 2011, 08:50:50 PM EDT

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