I think I remember Vista's EULA expressly disallowing use in a virtual machine unless you bought the Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions, so that may be your problem.
I did, previously, install Windows 7 Professional in VirtualBox on an XP Pro host, if it helps... On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 18:57, sean darcy <seandar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I went and bought Windows 7. It's an iso downloaded from digital river. > > I've tried to install it on a vm under 3.1.2 and Fedora 12. All goes well > until I put in the activation code, which is invalid. After 7 tries I'm left > with two theories: > > 1. MS screwed me. The activation code is bad. > > 2. Win 7 won't install in vbox on a linux host. > > Has anybody installed W7 on a linux host? -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee USA _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
