So my mistake is that there must be some way to do the anytime upgrade and do the repair/install, and then enter my activation code sometime after I have done the upgrade? Will it take the code then without saying you have to activate first?
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 2:12 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Activation of Windows 7 on VM virtual machine What you do is upgrade your edition to the same edition, affectively doing a repair install. Then you can use your key to activate the software. Christopher H On 17/03/2012 16:27, Bill Holton wrote: > Hi. > > I do have a complete copy of Windows XP Ultimate that has never been > used, but I cannot install it in the VM Fusion4. I also have a license > for a Windows 7 professional upgrade. According to what I've read on the > VM site, the way to do this is to install from the upgrade media, but > not to activate the copy of windows. Then, do an anytime upgrade and use > your key for this upgrade. The trouble is, now Windows says I need to > activate windows before I do the upgrade, and when I try to activate it > says I cannot activate from this copy because the license is only an > upgrade license. > > Anyone have suggestions, or an email address to VM support? > > Thanks. > > Bill > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
