As luck would have it, I had a problem today activating a copy on WinXP. I
wrote a quick note on it for my blog:
http://tiki.gmartin.org/tiki-view_blog_post.php?postId=171
Let me know if it helps.
\\Greg
On Thursday, June 28, 2012, Joe Aquilina wrote:
> At 08:16 AM 29/06/2012, you wrote:
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> >By virtualbox not use to from Windows 7,my system to do virtualbox delete
> Sorry, but I do not understand this comment. Are you saying that you
> had a problem with using Virtualbox on a Windows 7 system, or that
> you have had a problem using Windows 7 within Virtualbox?
>
> I have installed and used Virtualbox on a Windows 7 system, and
> successfully installed Win XP Pro within Virtualbox, but since that
> was an normal XP Pro licence, not a corporate licence, that I
> borrowed to test (i.e. not my own licence), I can't run it and have
> since deleted it once I confirmed that it would install and run OK.
>
> Joe
>
> >
> >
> >From: Gerard Arthus [mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;>]
> >Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 1:32 AM
> >To: Community mailing list of VirtualBox users
> >Subject: Re: [VBox-users] Running Win XP in Virtualbox
> >
> >Joe,
> >
> >Was this license purchased with the computer or separately?
> >
> >Gerry
> >On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:02 AM, Joe Aquilina
> ><<mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;>>
> [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >At 01:00 PM 28/06/2012, you wrote:
> > >Joe,
> > >
> > >There should be no problem installing a WinXP Corporate license into
> > >virtual box, I have done it many times. Are you installing from a
> > >disk or an image?
> > >
> > >Gerry
> >I also would have thought that there would be no problem with a
> >corporate license. I am trying to install from a disc, not an image.
> >
> >Joe
> >
> > >On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Joe Aquilina
> > ><<mailto:[email protected] <javascript:;>><mailto:
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> > .au>[email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >Hello all.
> > >
> > >I am very new to Virtualbox and need some advice.
> > >
> > >Is it possible to run Windows XP Pro with an enterprise/corporate
> > >licence within Virtualbox? My old computer, which had XP running with
> > >this licence has died. I still want a copy of Windows XP and would
> > >like to run it within a virtual machine on my dual boot Windows 7 /
> > >Kubuntu laptop.
> > >
> > >However, when I start installing Windows XP into a fresh virtual
> > >machine, it tells me that the licence is invalid.
> > >
> > >Am I trying to do the impossible? I have installed Windows XP with a
> > >standard licence as a test (and immediately deleted it once I
> > >confirmed it worked since it wasn't my licence) so I know it works!
> > >
> > >Any suggestions or advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > >Cheers.
> > >
> > >Joe Aquilina.
> > >
> > >
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