P2V and activation ...any luck of retaining

Discussion in 'Virtualization' started by masteripper, Jun 1, 2020.

  1. masteripper

    masteripper MDL Novice

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    Hello to everybody
    I have an old PC running Windows 10 & Office 2016
    The Windows licence is from Dreamspark (W7) and the Office from Ebay.
    Now i am going to sell this PC and i would like to transfer the activation to the Virtualized copy
    Probably is going to be a Hyper-VM but if for activation another supervisor is needed it would be such an issue.
    Any chance of retaining the activation or they will be long gone alone with the computer.
     
  2. coleoptere2007

    coleoptere2007 MDL Guru

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    Sold the machine without any os and keep the licence
     
  3. masteripper

    masteripper MDL Novice

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    This is what i am trying to do...
    Trying to sell the machine but keep the licences....
     
  4. coleoptere2007

    coleoptere2007 MDL Guru

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    For Office to desactivate the licence :
    cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /dstatus=> to check product key
    cscript "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /unpkey:five last digit of key=> to desactivate
    For Windows to desactivate the licence:
    Use command prompt as admin and type slmgr.vbs /upk

    Then format the disk :)
     
  5. masteripper

    masteripper MDL Novice

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    These are fine about deactivating the licence..but when i perform the P2V i don't think i would be able to reinsert the licences...especially for Office....
    I will do a check first as you suggested
     
  6. masteripper

    masteripper MDL Novice

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    Just something i thought...suppose i deactivate the licence from Office...and it turns out is gone...(as i said it was a digital buy)
    If i restore a full image backup will it continue activate or it will be dead for ever. ???