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XP / Vista License on virtual box

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Mar 15, 20261018 views
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My laptop came with vista and XP licenses. I since removed them and installed ubuntu instead. I have a piece of software that is known not to run on crossover or wine. When i try to install windows from my installation cd, it does not accept my licence, although legit. what are the possible solutio…

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Fix for: XP / Vista License on virtual box

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You will almost certainly find that the license you have is an OEM license intended for use only on the hardware you bought the licenses with, so you will not be able to (legally) run them in a VM even on that hardware. The best I would hope for, if…

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