On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 9:00:27 AM UTC-4, Francesco wrote: > @Zrubi > > > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Dominique St-Pierre Boucher > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > > Many thanks Zrubi for your very detailed answer. Reading your explanation I > remembered that once was able to use a non-Qubes windows installation even if > it was not activated. So imagine that the same may be done with template > childs, particularly if they are somehow created anew after every reboot. So > this may be an acceptable compromise. > > > > > > For a legal solution - ask your windows licencing expert ;) > > > > > I imagine that even Microsoft representatives do not know the reply > > > > > > > > > > - -- > > > 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! > > > > > > Yes, let us know Dominique, thanks > > > 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 [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > 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.
Preliminary test with Windows 7 Pro and a MAK key installed in the template: - when I start the appvm, it activates with the proper MAK key with no issue - I think that retail or OEM are different. Can someone confirm? 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/f5715477-7ae6-4ead-b560-b02ee1f79766%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
