On 04/03/2009 13:31, Andrew Turner wrote: >> You could use it yourself for testing. For example tools like wubi >> (windows ubuntu installer) and the live installer which allows >> migration of data from Windows partitions to Linux partitions could >> all do with testing :) >> > > That's true. If the OEM version of Vista is tied into a particular set > of hardware, can I run it in a virtual machine? I don't want to dual > boot this shiny new machine ;) > Nope, chances are it'll detect that it's not the right hardware and ask to activate. You *MAY* be able to convince Microsoft to give you a valid key (I'm not sure what their policy of virtualisation of the OS on the original machine is) but I wouldn't hold my breath.
By all means, give it a try, if anything you'd get 30 days grace anyway to be able to do any testing before the activation is forced. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
