On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 2:19:24 AM UTC-4, Laszlo Zrubecz wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 04/26/2017 01:44 AM, Franz wrote: > > Hello friends, I need to install Win7 for the first time after > > years and wonder if it is possible to activate a template Win7 with > > the proper serial number and then have child VMs that are already > > activated and keep so over time. > > Short answer: No, you better create a HVM > > > Details: > Depends on your licence - but in general the activation are bound to > your hardware - Virtual Machine in case Qubes. > > If you activate your template, that will be permanent. And at least you > will be fine with updating windows. > > However if you create an AppVM using this template, windows will see > another hardware and asking for an activation. Even if you activate this > instance you will lost that state by rebooting it. > > In practice this will not limiting you using template based Windows VMs. > At least technically. > > Not sure how long you can run an unactivated windows before start poking > you about this fact. > > For a legal solution - ask your windows licencing expert ;) > > > - -- > Zrubi > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2 > > iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJZADvgAAoJEH7adOMCkunmB7UQAJk68yVp2oNfIWDs/NsZyliY > r8mftxdcZFiqzr6MlCyu/QGR4lKeV5DxjMoXoIx3Ms9IXM2DBE6tM/i7t0pT4bds > gYgQ749LuzOYN7wa4c9aYK0Q2K6+0yJs/Oykhqpyjb8M3MAXmUuISu/6bnt4KyHJ > yuIeTbEeLY+xuAI/nYJCP0WMfZDbmjQPsFuimDnxcXyB8xPdEOJ1kJp6TQ2soML9 > bdETCO4G/9Dzrl2dbfK/Rfz3r/Z5TbvvWTWegyezRkLriaj/xgLtBZEGtFVAsRHR > gamESfnXB5LHW/nOKYJYhS4j0nZrcfL6vfvgonAOZTTxWf4tZrZKsgC2kYOiOIU6 > zUyx4Fw7qjj3RM08gGtV+lKLkouebmgFWYIxfrbuRWsTT41w1+WXoYQIG3UR6W0r > kYIbNeAGIwaZXrlwvjUk4cFfqLGErUr7S8BoV66NqoQQ7aniNbOphZ2IeBnYpmrc > O/Ir9vaEzH0zU4isn3mx78dzG350PgcMd1K0UicdyDpblh5q2aqHaFtgbYxd4sYl > wF+aNOOG5i3RQN3AckdbA/BlPRf4UDXd7Evv1nf03h0M0N9jkhC4VhgNm0OF39f/ > 3ENYu8qTJ7PYdzhORe8rSeBckpJuUcByGAgTcflvrf5DLTC7q0s6UZqbr2iF0zqj > j5bBTix3j3fNX1k4IkpQ > =J5AW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Is there really such thing as a Micro$oft licensing expert? License term change all the time. Refering you to a website that can be change after you've accepted the EULA... In theory, when you reboot your VM, it should look like a new install so every time you reboot, it should work?!?!?! I just finished installing a Windows 7 template. I will do some test! Dominique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/222af6be-b129-4eb8-a482-d652f0fd3eda%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
