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On 3 Apr 2008, at 09:38, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:50:42 -0300, luis jure wrote: |
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>> that's a good question. does anyone know if vmware-player can run a |
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>> system already installed on a different partition? |
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> Is that a Windows system? If so you'll have problems because the |
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> virtual |
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> machine shows up as different hardware and the Microsoft |
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> profit-protection system will kick in requiring you to reactivate |
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> Windows. |
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This isn't really a problem - you just phone the number given (if it |
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doesn't activate online) and tell them you reinstalled Windows. |
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If you're using a retail license then you only have to confirm the |
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software has been uninstalled from the previous machine. |
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If you're using an OEM license then you have to be sure to say that |
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you're reinstalling on the same machine and that you didn't buy the |
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software separately but that "it's a sticker on the side of the PC" |
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that was supplied at the time of purchase. You are legally entitled - |
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in Europe - to transfer an OEM Windows license from one PC to |
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another, but Microsoft may be reluctant to accept this fact. It's not |
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worth discussing the matter with their call-centre staff, and I have |
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successfully transferred a license key a number of times - their |
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system of activation codes doesn't actually consider whether the |
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hardware has changed. |
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Likewise I wouldn't confuse them by discussing VM. |
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Stroller. |
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