Activating XP Pro in Virtual PC VM

I want to create multiple VM's with different setups. I own the XP
Pro/Vista OS combo that came with my Dell PC. My base OS is XP Pro. I
created a VM an installed Vista and was able to activate it with no
problems. I wanted to create a second VM but use XP Pro. I've been
unable to activate XP Pro.

Does the WGA activation prevent this, or am I doing something wrong?

Regards,
David

wrote:
> I want to create multiple VM's with different setups. I own the XP
> Pro/Vista OS combo that came with my Dell PC. My base OS is XP Pro. I
> created a VM an installed Vista and was able to activate it with no
> problems. I wanted to create a second VM but use XP Pro. I've been
> unable to activate XP Pro.
>
> Does the WGA activation prevent this, or am I doing something wrong?
>
> Regards,
> David


Your copy of XP is already activated on your PC. You would need to
purchase another copy of XP to use in your Virtual Machine. A VM should
be thought of in exactly the same way as another physical computer.
Each computer needs a separate licence.

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You don't own the OS, you own a license to use EITHER Windows XP OR Vista on
the Dell only, the OEM license prohibits installing on any other hardware (a
VM is considered hardware). Your in violation of the EULA by using the Dell
OEM Vista license on your VM, same with the XP install you can't activate.

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>I want to create multiple VM's with different setups. I own the XP
> Pro/Vista OS combo that came with my Dell PC. My base OS is XP Pro. I
> created a VM an installed Vista and was able to activate it with no
> problems. I wanted to create a second VM but use XP Pro. I've been
> unable to activate XP Pro.
>
> Does the WGA activation prevent this, or am I doing something wrong?
>
> Regards,
> David