>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?

>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> 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?

>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> 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.

>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> 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.

>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:12 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
>><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> 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.

>On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:25:18 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:12 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:32:12 -0800, "Steve Jain [MVP]"
>>><(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:19:44 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:15:51 -0500, dgk <(email address - cut out)> 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?