[SBS 2003 SP2 OEM] Virtualize OS and activate windows

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  1. johndoe08

    johndoe08 MDL Novice

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    #1 johndoe08, Oct 26, 2010
    Hello,

    i have virtualize an OS SBS 2003 SP2 to a VM on a Hyper-V server (to test a migration)

    The licence of the windows is an OEM

    When i start the OS, i have the message that activation is required, but when i try to activate by internet, microsoft refused.

    I read that the licence OEM is not authorized on a VM.

    Is there a solution to bypass the activation?

    Thanks for your help (and for my poor english lol)
     
  2. sushil1576

    sushil1576 MDL Senior Member

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    #2 sushil1576, Oct 26, 2010
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  3. johndoe08

    johndoe08 MDL Novice

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    #3 johndoe08, Oct 27, 2010 (OP)
    thx a lot , it works great with VMware Workstation (Multi-Brand) Bios Installer

    Cheers
     
  4. chinabee

    chinabee MDL Novice

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    #4 chinabee, Nov 15, 2010
    Hi Johndoe, would you mind elaborating this a little? I can't seem to understand how to make it work. Does this work on VMware ESXi?
     
  5. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    #5 sebus, Nov 15, 2010
    Then read post #2 again & follow the link.
    And learn something!

    sebus
     
  6. chinabee

    chinabee MDL Novice

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    #6 chinabee, Nov 15, 2010
    I was asking because I couldn't understand the link provided here.
     
  7. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    #7 sebus, Nov 16, 2010
  8. chinabee

    chinabee MDL Novice

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    #8 chinabee, Nov 22, 2010
    Not really as that's the link I clicked.