Micha Nelissen a écrit :
Giuliano Colla wrote:
I hate to buy a *second* licence, just to run Windows in a Pc, for which
I've already bought one, when my opinion about MS is that they should
pay me in order to make me use their crappy software.
The problem with Microsoft Windows "OEM" licenses is that they are for a
certain configuration only (and not transferable). The "Retail" licenses
are for any PC hardware, but they are 3 times as expensive.
You might try to have Windows pre-installed from rescue, make a copy of
that boot partition. Resize partitions to install Linux or whatever, and
try run VmWare with the copied partition. My experience is that Windows
gives a BSOD (non-compatible IDE controller and such junk), but YMMV.
Micha
OEM licenses are tolerant to hardware change
well isn't VMWare install a kind of motherboard change
may be you'll have to activate your re-installed XP by phone
and explain to the Nice Guirl that your mobo died and you've reinstalled
with new mobo ;-)
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