I booted it, gave the machine a name, then said skip when it wanted to go on-line (no internet cable connected to it.) Then what I expect is the standard windows desktop was presented. I expect it will give me some time before it complains about not being activated.
On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Garrett Bigart <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know if that actually means anything. Have you booted it yet, and > if so, what does it say? > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
