I am not sure if you are talking about a VMware p2v but there are some options in their forums. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/132031
They mention a repair install of Windows but this may or may not work for you since you would be going from Windows 2003 Standard to Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise. I would guess this would be more of a upgrade in your case. I'm sure if you call Microsoft they will help you since you have spare licenses of R2. On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Jon B. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an older Dell with OEM Windows 2003 Standard Server on it. > Separately I have a volume license where I bought 10 copies of Windows > 2003 R2 Enterprise. I tried to P2V the Dell and all went well until > activation came up (there were many problems and I couldn't activate). > It is my understanding that that OEM license is not transferrable to any > other machine. Should my volume licenses cover that licensing? If so, > is there any way to change the OEM license key on the older Dell before > P2V'ing it so I won't have to deal with re-activation? > > Jon Lewis > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > -- Mike Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
