On 04/07/2012 10:46, Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote:
For production use, yes there are limitations / specific licensing requirements: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 licensingof 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.
https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/uk/Pages/Solutions/Downloads/Licensing-Windows-for-Virtual-Desktops.aspxIf you are running Microsoft OS in labs / deployment testing etc... I'd recommend a technet subscription.
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