[ubuntu-uk] Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop

[Rob Beard]

On 04/03/2009 13:31, Andrew Turner wrote:
>> You could use it yourself for testing. For example tools like wubi
>> (windows ubuntu installer) and the live installer which allows
>> migration of data from Windows partitions to Linux partitions could
>> all do with testing :)
>>      
>
> That's true. If the OEM version of Vista is tied into a particular set
> of hardware, can I run it in a virtual machine? I don't want to dual
> boot this shiny new machine ;)
>    
Nope, chances are it'll detect that it's not the right hardware and ask 
to activate.  You *MAY* be able to convince Microsoft to give you a 
valid key (I'm not sure what their policy of virtualisation of the OS on 
the original machine is) but I wouldn't hold my breath.

By all means, give it a try, if anything you'd get 30 days grace anyway 
to be able to do any testing before the activation is forced.

Rob