On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
<noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
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>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>>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? >
>My guess would be that since you didn't activate and then moved the VM
>to a system with a different CPU type caused the activitation to kick
>off. Ok, then there's only one sure test. I'll activate and see what
happens.