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Old 06-03-2009   #1 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 64 bit
 
 

Installation Question

I have Vista Home Premium 64-bit installed on my laptop and am considering installing 2007 VPC. I have a Windows XP Home Edition CD from my desktop computer. Can I use this CD for my guest OS?

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Old 06-04-2009   #2 (permalink)
Bo Berglund


 
 

Re: Installation Question

On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:18:49 -0500, lreeder <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
wrote:
Quote:

>
>I have Vista Home Premium 64-bit installed on my laptop and am
>considering installing 2007 VPC. I have a Windows XP Home Edition CD
>from my desktop computer. Can I use this CD for my guest OS?
Not if it came with the PC when you bought it. In that case it is an
OEM disk and can only be used on the same PC as it was delivered for.

You need a *new* and *unused* CD (or rather an unused code) to install
XP inside a guest. The virtual machine is considered for licenbsing as
a completely separate PC.

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Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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Old 06-04-2009   #3 (permalink)
David B.


 
 

Re: Installation Question

If it came with that PC it's likely OEM, so No.
If your purchased it and it's in the green box (retail) you can if you
remove it from the machine it's currently on, as long as it's not the
upgrade version.

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"Bo Berglund" <boberglund@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:18:49 -0500, lreeder <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>
>>I have Vista Home Premium 64-bit installed on my laptop and am
>>considering installing 2007 VPC. I have a Windows XP Home Edition CD
>>from my desktop computer. Can I use this CD for my guest OS?
>
> Not if it came with the PC when you bought it. In that case it is an
> OEM disk and can only be used on the same PC as it was delivered for.
>
> You need a *new* and *unused* CD (or rather an unused code) to install
> XP inside a guest. The virtual machine is considered for licenbsing as
> a completely separate PC.
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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