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ANOTHER question about OS licensing

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 09/03/2008
From: TThomson
Message:

My host machine is running xp pro, my virtual machine is running xp home.
(Both legal copies, both registered) Am I allowed to use the virtual machine
on more than one host machine? For example: Home, work, laptop. I have OEM
versions of xp pro on all three computers (hosts) and I have built a VM using
retail version of xp home.

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Re: ANOTHER question about OS licensing

Sent: 09/04/2008
From: (email address - cut out)
Message:

On Sep 3, 4:46=A0pm, TThomson <(email address - cut out)>
wrote:
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Not legally no. The XP retail and OEM license only covers 1 computer.
VPC counts as a computer.

It may be possible to get around it by not running VPC at the same
time on more than 1 computer......or possibly store the .VHD on the
network and booting from there on multiple computers.

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> My host machine is running xp pro, my virtual machine is running xp home.
> (Both legal copies, both registered) Am I allowed to use the virtual mach=
> on more than one host machine? For example: Home, work, laptop. I have OE=
> versions of xp pro on all three computers (hosts) and I have built a VM u=
> retail version of xp home.

Re: ANOTHER question about OS licensing

Sent: 09/04/2008
From: TThomson
Message:

"(email address - cut out)" wrote:

I would not use the VPC on more than one machine at the same time. I would
just save the changes made and update the appropriate files on each machine
as needed. For instance, if I make changes at home, run upgrades, test or
install software, etc. Can I just backup the files and copy them to to my
work machine? Everything would remain the same and only be used on one
workstation at a time. Basically I would be able to carry my VPC around on my
thumb drive.

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> On Sep 3, 4:46 pm, TThomson <(email address - cut out)>
> wrote:
> > My host machine is running xp pro, my virtual machine is running xp home.
> > (Both legal copies, both registered) Am I allowed to use the virtual machine
> > on more than one host machine? For example: Home, work, laptop. I have OEM
> > versions of xp pro on all three computers (hosts) and I have built a VM using
> > retail version of xp home.
>
> Not legally no. The XP retail and OEM license only covers 1 computer.
> VPC counts as a computer.
>
> It may be possible to get around it by not running VPC at the same
> time on more than 1 computer......or possibly store the .VHD on the
> network and booting from there on multiple computers.
>
>

Re: ANOTHER question about OS licensing

Sent: 09/04/2008
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:58:20 -0700, TThomson
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

I'd advice against a "thumb" drive. They are not designed to be
constantly written to and will eventually fail.
Instead get yourself a real USB2 connected 2.5" or smaller hard drive
and put your virtual machine on that (VHD and VMC files). They are
dirt cheap nowadays...
Then this drive *is* your installation and can be connected (via USB)
to any host PC running the same VPC2007 version as you are and run
from there.
No problems with duplicated VM:s anymore, your VM is the single one on
your USB drive and if you have a license for it you are set to go.

--
Bo Berglund

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>
>
>"(email address - cut out)" wrote:
>
>> On Sep 3, 4:46 pm, TThomson <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote:
>> > My host machine is running xp pro, my virtual machine is running xp home.
>> > (Both legal copies, both registered) Am I allowed to use the virtual machine
>> > on more than one host machine? For example: Home, work, laptop. I have OEM
>> > versions of xp pro on all three computers (hosts) and I have built a VM using
>> > retail version of xp home.
>>
>> Not legally no. The XP retail and OEM license only covers 1 computer.
>> VPC counts as a computer.
>>
>> It may be possible to get around it by not running VPC at the same
>> time on more than 1 computer......or possibly store the .VHD on the
>> network and booting from there on multiple computers.
>>
>>
>I would not use the VPC on more than one machine at the same time. I would
>just save the changes made and update the appropriate files on each machine
>as needed. For instance, if I make changes at home, run upgrades, test or
>install software, etc. Can I just backup the files and copy them to to my
>work machine? Everything would remain the same and only be used on one
>workstation at a time. Basically I would be able to carry my VPC around on my
>thumb drive.

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