On Wednesday 15 Apr 2015 16:10:28 JD wrote:
> Thank you Terry for showing me all about VMWare Player. It installed
> easily and I've installed Win XP and entered my licence key. So I'm
> running the "sunset" version of MSMoney and everything is fine - except
> XP is counting down the days to Armageddon.
>
> Is it safe to try to register the XP? I've not done this for so many
> years that I've forgotten the implications.
>
> On the other hand, I discovered by accident that if I suspend the
> "guest", when it starts up again the count hasn't changed - it's
> actually at 28 now, but it knows the correct date. Can I rely on this
> to keep MS away indefinitely?
I may not be qualified to answer that question. When I installed my copy of
XP, it was under an MSDN licence, so I was legally allowed multiple
activations anyway. I have re-installed and re-activated several times since,
but I may not have hit my limit yet.
I'm assuming that your copy is a personal one and your concern is that you
have already activated it once. As I say, I'm not a Windows expert, but my
recollection with XP is that you can activate it multiple times if you have
bought a full copy, eg a version that was bought 'stand-alone' for
installation on a PC from any source. If it's an OEM version, eg it came with
a PC, then I think the rules are different.
Any comment anyone?
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