On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Eric Wittersheim <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question that I hope someone can help me with. Have anyone you run > P2V a OEM copy of Windows 2003 and then when you run it on the HV server try > to activate it with a different license key that is not OEM? Basically we > have some old servers on their last legs and I'd like to put them on Windows > 2012 Data Center and use my licenses from that.
If you've got Data Center edition, you've got a license for unlimited VMs, and that should include downgrade rights. When it beaks about Activation, tell it to do phone and call the number and explain it to the drone at the other end, and they should issue an activation code (after lecturing you about license compliance). -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
