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Old 02-17-2009   #2 (permalink)
dgk


 
 

Re: Newbie to VS2005 activation question

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>I'm using the SharePoint vhd from Microsoft for a series of lessons. I
>like it so much that I'd be willing to use a license and activate it
>just so I can practice Active Directory stuff and SharePoint but I
>can't figure out how to move it between work and home. The whole thing
>will time out in a year anyway (according to the documentation) but I
>can live with that.
>
>The vhd I'm using at home still has a week before requiring
>activation. When I shut it down and bring the vhd and vmc files to
>work, it requires immediate activation. From what I've read, I need to
>make sure that the hardware changes the VM sees isn't enough to
>trigger an activation request.
>
>Is the problem with activation because I haven't activated it yet or
>will I still have the same problem once I activate it? What do I need
>to do to keep it from re-requiring activation as I move it back and
>forth?
No pointers for this?
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