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I have a full purchased copy of Windows XP from Microsoft that I was using on
a real PC. That PC is now gone and I have purchased a new Intel iMac. I
have installed Windows XP in a dual boot mode using Apple's Boot Camp and
activation works fine.
I purchased a copy of VMware's Fusion for the Mac and what I'm doing is
using this product to virtualize the partition that Boot Camp uses. I'm not
installing Windows XP twice. I can either start the partition using Boot
Camp or I can start the same partition using VMware Fusion while my Mac is
running.
The problem is that VMware implements its own hardware so Windows thinks
it's on a new machine. So if I activate it in Fusion that works but when I
go back to Boot Camp it fails. In the end I'm running one copy of Windows,
on the same piece of hardware but being started/booted up by one of two
technologies. I don't see how I'm breaking any license agreements with this
but I'm being penalized with this ridiculous activation cycle. Any thoughts?
a real PC. That PC is now gone and I have purchased a new Intel iMac. I
have installed Windows XP in a dual boot mode using Apple's Boot Camp and
activation works fine.
I purchased a copy of VMware's Fusion for the Mac and what I'm doing is
using this product to virtualize the partition that Boot Camp uses. I'm not
installing Windows XP twice. I can either start the partition using Boot
Camp or I can start the same partition using VMware Fusion while my Mac is
running.
The problem is that VMware implements its own hardware so Windows thinks
it's on a new machine. So if I activate it in Fusion that works but when I
go back to Boot Camp it fails. In the end I'm running one copy of Windows,
on the same piece of hardware but being started/booted up by one of two
technologies. I don't see how I'm breaking any license agreements with this
but I'm being penalized with this ridiculous activation cycle. Any thoughts?