Vista - Newbie to VS2005 activation question

02-13-2009

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?

02-17-2009

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>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?

02-17-2009

On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>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.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

02-17-2009

On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
<noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:

Quote:

>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>>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.

02-19-2009

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:25:18 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:12 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
>><noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>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.

>
>
>Oh joy of joys. I activated the VM I have at home, brought it to work
>and it seems to be fine. Now, can I keep moving it back and forth
>without activating again? Only one way to be sure on that.

Not sure, the only thing that would be different for the VM between
the 2 host PCs is the CPU.
what CPU do you have at work and home?

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

02-20-2009

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:55:45 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
<noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:

Quote:

>On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:25:18 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:12 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
>>><noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>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.

>>
>>
>>Oh joy of joys. I activated the VM I have at home, brought it to work
>>and it seems to be fine. Now, can I keep moving it back and forth
>>without activating again? Only one way to be sure on that.

>
>Not sure, the only thing that would be different for the VM between
>the 2 host PCs is the CPU.
>what CPU do you have at work and home?

They're both AMD - one is an dual core Opteron 165, the other is a
single core Athlon XP.

02-13-2009	#1 (permalink)
dgk n/a posts	Newbie to VS2005 activation question 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?
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02-17-2009	#2 (permalink)
dgk n/a posts	Re: Newbie to VS2005 activation question On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >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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02-17-2009	#3 (permalink)
Steve Jain [MVP] n/a posts	Re: Newbie to VS2005 activation question On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>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. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/
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02-17-2009	#4 (permalink)
dgk n/a posts	Re: Newbie to VS2005 activation question On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: Quote: >On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>>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.
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02-19-2009	#5 (permalink)
Steve Jain [MVP] n/a posts	Re: Newbie to VS2005 activation question On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:25:18 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:12 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]" >><noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: >> Quote: >>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>>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. > > >Oh joy of joys. I activated the VM I have at home, brought it to work >and it seems to be fine. Now, can I keep moving it back and forth >without activating again? Only one way to be sure on that. Not sure, the only thing that would be different for the VM between the 2 host PCs is the CPU. what CPU do you have at work and home? -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/
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02-20-2009	#6 (permalink)
dgk n/a posts	Re: Newbie to VS2005 activation question On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:55:45 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: Quote: >On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:25:18 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:12 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]" >>><noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <dgk@xxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>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. >> >> >>Oh joy of joys. I activated the VM I have at home, brought it to work >>and it seems to be fine. Now, can I keep moving it back and forth >>without activating again? Only one way to be sure on that. > >Not sure, the only thing that would be different for the VM between >the 2 host PCs is the CPU. >what CPU do you have at work and home? They're both AMD - one is an dual core Opteron 165, the other is a single core Athlon XP.
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