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AJR
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      07-20-2007
The Vista Enterprise version license provides for installing Vista on four
virtual PCs.

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> There is no such thing as deactivation. If you have 2 licenses, one on the
> host, one for the guest, you'll need to use the phone activation method.
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>>I have Vista installed in a dual boot environment on my machine at the
>> moment. I am doing development in VS2005, with Office 2003, and
>> testing the work on Vista with Office 2007. I'm tired of having to
>> reboot back and forth, and so I thought I'd try Virtual PC 2007, and
>> put Vista on the VM.
>>
>> It is currently installing, but now I'm thinking ahead to activation
>> and I have a suspicion that it won't work because the key has been
>> used on the dual boot machine! I don't particularly want to buy
>> another license key - it won't ever have both machines booted at the
>> same time...
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>> Is there a way to "deactivate" the key on the dual boot machine and
>> then activate the VM?
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Terry
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      12-04-2007
Does anyone know how to license the 4 virtual PC's?

"AJR" wrote:

> The Vista Enterprise version license provides for installing Vista on four
> virtual PCs.
>
> "David B." <> wrote in message
> news:876A2404-C7B5-4A95-9DA5-...
> > There is no such thing as deactivation. If you have 2 licenses, one on the
> > host, one for the guest, you'll need to use the phone activation method.
> >
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> > Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> > How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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> > <> wrote in message
> > news: ups.com...
> >>I have Vista installed in a dual boot environment on my machine at the
> >> moment. I am doing development in VS2005, with Office 2003, and
> >> testing the work on Vista with Office 2007. I'm tired of having to
> >> reboot back and forth, and so I thought I'd try Virtual PC 2007, and
> >> put Vista on the VM.
> >>
> >> It is currently installing, but now I'm thinking ahead to activation
> >> and I have a suspicion that it won't work because the key has been
> >> used on the dual boot machine! I don't particularly want to buy
> >> another license key - it won't ever have both machines booted at the
> >> same time...
> >>
> >> Is there a way to "deactivate" the key on the dual boot machine and
> >> then activate the VM?
> >>

> >

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