Hi. As I recall, there are two different ways to run a bootcamp partition in Fusion. The first imports the machine, and considers it a new machine. The second simply runs the bootcamp partition in Fusion, and does not require reactivation. I remember having this problem, but I can no longer find what each of these items are labeled as since I no longer have a bootcamp partition.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Juan Hernandez Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 3:09 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: vmware fusion 7 and windows 7 becoming unactive Hello, Thanks for letting me know this. That make sense if I am importing the bootcamp into a vm disk file. But I am actually accessing the bootcamp partition directly. I will look into making windows 7 recognize the vm environment as the real one. Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it. Best, Juan Hernandez Email: juanhernande...@gmail.com Cell: 619-750-9431 Follow me at: http://www.twitter.com/blindwiz friend me at: http://www.facebook.com/blindwiz Web site: http://www.juanhernandez.me > On Mar 26, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I remember something like this happening to me a long time ago. I believe it > happens because when you access the windows bootcamp installation via fusion, > it is as though you are running windows, and everything in it, on a new > computer. The fusion virtual environment is essentially a simulated piece of > hardware and windows thinks it is being run on a different piece of hardware > than it was authorized for. The same goes for Jaws, Office, and all other > programs that are tied to the hardware for licensing purposes. > Having said all that, I don’t remember the fix, but I believe there is one. > Otherwise you’d have to reauthorize everything for use in fusion. > It might be in the way you access the bootcamp. There is some setting to be > checked or unchecked when you import the bootcamp into fusion. I know that > when you import a VM file into fusion from another machine, you have to be > careful to “move” and not “copy” the vm, otherwise fusion won’t import the > license along with the vm file. and you’ll have to reauthorize everything > because when you do a copy, you’re essentially “creating a new copy of > windows that requires authorization. > Something like that may be happening when you import the bootcamp into > fusion. In fact, I’d bet on it. > You may want to try deleting the bootcamp VM, (not bootcamp itself, just the > imported VM), and reimport the bootcamp partition and watch for this sort of > thing. > " > >> On Mar 26, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Juan Hernandez <juanhernande...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I have a weird question. My configuration is, macbook pro w/ mac os x >> 10.10.2, and windows 7 installed in a bootcamp partition. Now, I have >> VMWare Fusion installed so I can access the bootcamp partition via fusion >> when booted into the mac. When ever I start the bootcamp machine, it makes >> my windows 7 installation unactivated. Windows update, and the windows >> activation keep coming up. When I boot into windows 7 directly, outside of >> mac os x, it is working perfectly. Have any of you guys incountered this? >> >> Any help would truly be appreciated. This is rather annoying. >> >> Best, >> >> Juan >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
