On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Glen Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > The conversion goes ok, but when I boot the virtual, it wants to re-activate > windows.
2003 R2 or "original recipe"? Enterprise or Standard Edition? What OS is the host (physical machine) running? The original 2003 EULA doesn't address virtualization. I believe you'll need a license seat for every installed instance, regardless of physical vs virtual. So if the host runs Windows Server, it needs a Windows Server license along with a license for the guest (virtual). The 2003 R2 EULA explicitly states Standard Edition need a license seat for every installed instance, regardless of physical vs virtual. Enterprise Edition allows up to four virtual on a single host. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/eulas/default.mspx If you're complying with the license, tell the computer you want to activate by telephone, call the number given, get the VAIVR to give you a human, quote chapter and verse, and they should give you a code to activate your instance. > vlk wont for whatever reason. Historically, OEM, VLK, and FPP media have all required different keys. That might have changed with Vista/2008; I'm not sure on that. But 2003 still uses the old way. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
