replace register with activate. On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is encouraging. Thanks for the idea. > > The (only) instructions that came with the machine were on how to register > the windows 10. Also, the COA has a "silver" patch over a portion of the > number, with instructions to gently scrape the silver off to expose the > full number. This, to me, implies that it has not been registered. Do > you agree? > > -Denis > > On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:11 PM, Garrett Bigart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Denis, >> >> Windows 10 license keys become tied to hardware as soon as it's activated, >> so if it hasn't been activated, you should be fine with a Windows 10 ISO, >> your COA and VirtualBox. Now, I was under the impression that all prebuilt >> PCs came activated, so are you absolutely certain that it isn't activated >> and where are you getting that information? That may determine how you >> should go about doing this. >> >> >> Best, >> Garrett >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Denis Heidtmann < >> [email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> > I just purchased a new desktop machine. It has Windows 10 pro, not yet >> >> > > activated. After installing Ubuntu I would like to be able to run >> this >> >> > > Windows as a guest in VB. My searching tells me that this can be a >> bit >> >> > > tricky. I am not in any hurry to migrate. I first want to make sure >> I >> do >> >> > > not do anything which will cut off this possibility. Do I need to >> backup >> >> > > something from the machine before I install Linux, or can I just use >> the >> >> > > COA sticker to get what I need from Microsoft after I have wiped the >> HD, >> >> > > installed Ubuntu and VB? I have no reason to run Win 10 (except as a >> >> > > guest) on the machine other than to initially ensure myself that the >> >> > > machine is functioning properly. >> >> > > >> >> > > Thanks, >> >> > > -Denis >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
