Virtual PC, multiple XP installations, activation problem.

[Guest]

Hi there.

Im having a big Problem and could need some good advice.
Im using Virtual PC and did 4 or 5 installations of my Windows XP OEM
version as Clientsystems on a Vista Ultimate x64 as Hostsystem. My aim was to
use a virtual XP
for surfing the web and checking my Emails under Vista as Hostssystem.
My problem is that i installed the 4 or 5 XP clientsystems all in a row and
every client wanted to activate itself. Due to that amount of activation
tries it seems that the product key for my XP OEM version has been
blacklisted. I tried to achieve a new product key by calling the activation
hotline but i cant talk to a support member
because everytime the last question is asked :"are u using your Windows on
one or more PC´s ?" im gettin kicked out of the line with the comment that is
was recognized that im using my OEM version on more than one PC...

i guess the only thing i can do is writing a email to microsoft. But to
which adress...


(e-mail address removed)

 

[LVTravel]

Yes, you were blacklisted since the EULA basically states one install at a
time to the original machine that the OEM was received with. You have
violated the EULA by installing 4-5 times "in a row" to individual Virtual
PCs. To do what you want to do you would either need the enterprise (volume
license) or individual retail or OEM versions of the XP operating system for
each virtual PC..