On 04/07/2012 10:46, Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote:
Hi,

Technically, Windows XP works perfectly fine with VirtualBox.

Legally, it's nearly impossible to run Windows in a VM.

I have been in conversations with Microsoft Global regarding licensing
of Windows on virtual machines. For months.

Legally, you cannot run your Windows XP corporate license in a
VirtualBox VM. Your Windows XP corporate license was tied to the
physical hardware. Furthermore, corporate licenses are always an
upgrade, which means you need an OEM or FPP (retail) license before
you can apply the upgrade to corporate.

For production use, yes there are limitations / specific licensing requirements:

https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/uk/Pages/Solutions/Downloads/Licensing-Windows-for-Virtual-Desktops.aspx

If you are running Microsoft OS in labs / deployment testing etc... I'd recommend a technet subscription.

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