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    Activating Vista for both vmWare Fusion and Boot Camp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by count_schemula, Apr 15, 2008.

  1. count_schemula

    count_schemula Notebook Deity

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    Am I going to need to activate Windows Vista under both OS scenarios?

    Is this going to be an issue?
     
    count_schemula, Apr 15, 2008
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    Sardaan Newbie

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    Yes..

    No...
     
    Sardaan, Apr 15, 2008
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  3. count_schemula

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    Great...

    thx...
     
    count_schemula, Apr 15, 2008
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    I don't know about Vista, but XP did have a problem with my OEM version. It wanted me to supply another key. This irritated me so much I 'obtained' a retail key and it works fine. Another instance of licensing getting in the way of legitimate use if you ask me.
     
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    yeah, now I have to keep all my hack and crack work arounds in my head AND in addition to that, all the weird stuff I have to do to get all of my legitimate stuff to work... oi vey!

    Actually, this will be the first time I use Vista on my Mac "legally". Before, the EULA had it so Home Premium could not be used in virtualization. They've since changed that.
     
    count_schemula, Apr 15, 2008
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    running it in bootcamp, and parallels/vmware is running two copies of the same key. Which is illegal to use one key for two installs.

    still. activate in bootcamp first, then start parallels/vmware. Some versions of XP are actually not legally allowed to be used as a Virtual Machine. Again, youll have to check on which ones.
     
    kgeier82, Apr 15, 2008
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  7. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Nevermind. I was looking at it wrong.

    I agree this should work without hackery.
     
    cashmonee, Apr 15, 2008
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    I read that only Vista Business & Ultimate can run in parallels or vmWare alongside Boot Camp at the same time.
     
    cathy, Apr 15, 2008
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    Is this right? Using parallels or vmware off of a bootcamp partition isn't running two copies of the same key. It's one install. Or does it specifically state in the EULA that virtualization of all kinds is not permitted?
     
    Syrc, Apr 16, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    it is one installation. it is definitely allowed, and is def. not illegal.
     
    masterchef341, Apr 16, 2008
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    i believe any "home" version is not legally allowed to be used with any VM. I remember reading something about that and XP. it may have changed for vista.

    I could be a little off on whether or not using a VM program to run a bootcamp paritition is a second install or not. Im looking into that now, cause im curious as well.
     
    kgeier82, Apr 16, 2008
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    so if i want to share the bootcamp partition with paralle and vm fusion, does it matter if format my bootcamp xp/vista partition in FAT32 or NTFS?
     
    dumpav, Apr 17, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    ntfs is a better file system, and you can still do everything from within boot camp and vmware fusion.

    however, if you do go with ntfs, you will not be able to write to your ntfs partition from osx outside of vmware. that is the only downside. not a big deal.
     
    masterchef341, Apr 17, 2008
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