VMware + WindowsXP guest + license?

[Paul Thompson]

Just find yourself a second hand copy of Win2000 Prof. Upgrade it to
service pack 4 and use that. It will run better on VMware (faster) and
there is little if anything that XP can do that W2K cannot. most
drivers are for both W2K and XP and the XP ones will often work on W2K
if you need.  Best off all, no activation hassels.

Paul

On 5/8/07, Albert Charron <albert at albertcharron.name> wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
> > Albert Charron wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Sadly, you can't use an OEM licences (licence that came with a computer)
> >> anywhere else than on the PC it came with (As for Windows, it's
> >> installed in a second computer when installed in VMWare).
> >>
> >
> > No, it's not.  That's Microsoft's opinion, but it isn't a _legal_ one.
> >
> The EULA is a contract.  If the EULA states you can't move a license and
> you accept this term, well, you accepted the contract between you and
> the software maker, and you have to comply with the terms...  I think
> this is what I call a __legal__ opinion...
>
> Please note that I don't wan't to start a flame war here... I won't
> argue any more on the subject.  Just that I don't like that people say I
> don't know what I'm talking about.  In fact, when I don't know on a
> subject, I don't answer to the thread.
>
> I think this thread is getting more and more off-topic now... As I said,
> I won't post to this thread again...
>
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