On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 15:09 +0100, Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 11 July 2007 07:14, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > > hm, don't know about the distribution side, but you can sure install any > > version of Vista you like, from the one Vista DVD without a license / > > activation. Only the one you have a license for can run for more than > > 30 days (or some number) though. > > Does this mean that if my hypothetical imaginary friend were to install Vista > on VMWare (I assume that this is VMWare Workstation, not VMWare Player, > right?)
yes, workstation. > and take a snapshot of it, then it will always stay active? Or will > Vista fire up, read the current date and use that to determine if the trial > period has expired? my hypothetical imaginary friend used to do that with microsoft office. And instead of shutting down XP in VMware he'd just kill it, and re-use the same snapshot next time. Thus every time he opened office, the "uses left before activation" was always 29... > Just curious. me2. Haven't tried it with Vista, but I assume it would use the real date. cya, -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the way before it is understood. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
