In all probability, this is a licensing restriction rather than a technical one. In which case I'm not surprised that they didn't help you work around it.
OEM software licenses are tied to the physical machine they were sold with, so importing that license to a virtual machine is a violation of the EULA. From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 3:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Move an OEM version to vmware Apparently you cannot move an oem version of windows to vmware. Anyone got any idea how to work around this? Microsoft has been no help. They just give me another number of somebody who doesn't speak English. Luke L. Brumbaugh Network Engineer Butler Animal Health Supply Ph:(614) 659-1736 ********************************************************************** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted in this message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this document. Thank you. Butler Animal Health Supply ********************************************************************** ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
