Joe,
If you snoop around the web there are also programs which modify the
windows registry to activate any copy of MS Windows, makes it easier to
move 'licensed' copies around on machines and in virtual machines. Check PB
for this.
Gerry
On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 10:39 AM, gmartin <[email protected]> wrote:
> The Product kept update tool is what did the trick. Activation or not.
>
>
> On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Joe Aquilina wrote:
>
>> At 10:46 AM 4/07/2012, you wrote:
>> >Joe,
>> >
>> >There are working versions on Pirate Bay website. You could use in
>> >place of your license.
>> >
>> >Gerry
>>
>> Didn't think of that. Will check it out later.when I get home from
>> work. Thanks.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>> >On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Joe Aquilina
>> ><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
>> >At 10:31 PM 30/06/2012, you wrote:
>> > >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>http:/
>> > /tiki.gmartin.org/tiki-view_blog_post.php?postId=171>
>> http://tiki.gmartin.org/tiki-view_blog_post.php?postId=171
>> > >
>> > >Let me know if it helps.
>> > >
>> > >\\Greg
>> >
>> >Sorry, haven't been paying attention here for the past few days, real
>> >life sometimes gets in the way.
>> >
>> >I had a look at your solution and I don't think it is going to help.
>> >My problem isn't an activation issue. I am trying to install a
>> >corporate licence version of Win XP Pro so activation isn't required
>> >in this case.
>> >
>> >I think I might just try to hunt down an ordinary commercial licence
>> >copy of Win XP Pro from an old dead computer and transfer that
>> >licence to the VM and phone Microsoft to re-activate it. That seems
>> >as likely a solution as anything else.
>> >
>> >Thanks anyway Greg.
>> >
>> >Cheers.
>> >
>> >Joe.
>> >
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