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12-27-2008
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| | Operating System I installed Virtual PC 2007 on a Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) to be able to run a couple of application under a 32 bit OS. Do I need to install a fully licensed OS or is there another way to get a XP Pro OS under the Virtual PC system. |
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12-27-2008
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| | Re: Operating System "XPS 12-08" <XPS 12-08@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C9DB8CCA-661F-4531-BD06-33A86C64B416@xxxxxx Quote: > Do I need to install a fully licensed OS Apart from a handful of very specific circumstances, Microsoft treats virtual machines as exactly the same as physical machines in terms of licensing. Whether you choose to remain compliant with Microsoft's EULA is, of course, your decision - however, you will be required to authenticate the copy of the OS after 30 days just as if you'd installed it on a physical machine... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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12-30-2008
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| | Re: Operating System I have vista Home Premium and I cannot download Virtual PC 2007.I get the following message:"your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded" I have changed alll my security settings to Low or enable but it didn't help. I would like to know how " XPS 12-08" managed to accomplish it. -- Rosemary "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "XPS 12-08" <XPS 12-08@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:C9DB8CCA-661F-4531-BD06-33A86C64B416@xxxxxx > Quote: > > Do I need to install a fully licensed OS > One way or another, you need to install an operating system... > > Apart from a handful of very specific circumstances, Microsoft treats > virtual machines as exactly the same as physical machines in terms of > licensing. > > Whether you choose to remain compliant with Microsoft's EULA is, of course, > your decision - however, you will be required to authenticate the copy of > the OS after 30 days just as if you'd installed it on a physical machine... > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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12-30-2008
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| | Re: Operating System "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BB89F298-325D-4624-90B0-5BF241996DE8@xxxxxx Quote: >I have Vista Home Premium and I cannot download Virtual PC 2007. I get the > following message:"your current security settings do not allow this file > to > be downloaded" I have changed all my security settings to Low or enable > but > it didn't help. I would like to know how " XPS 12-08" managed to > accomplish http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...G=Search&meta= It's probably your AV... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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12-30-2008
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| | Re: Operating System Thanks so much, that was it! -- Rosemary "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "Rosemary" <Rosemary@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:BB89F298-325D-4624-90B0-5BF241996DE8@xxxxxx > Quote: > >I have Vista Home Premium and I cannot download Virtual PC 2007. I get the > > following message:"your current security settings do not allow this file > > to > > be downloaded" I have changed all my security settings to Low or enable > > but > > it didn't help. I would like to know how " XPS 12-08" managed to > > accomplish > GIYF: > http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...G=Search&meta= > > It's probably your AV... > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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