Re: vista install oddities

[Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>]

Wayde Milas wrote:
>
>>
>> This is probably some kind of copy protection device, it's making sure
>> you're upgrading to the same machine and not to a different one.  So
>> most likely this is by design.
>>    
> Maybe... but define "different one". The ultimate upgrade comes with
> its own unique key and the only restriction that applies is that it
> must be installed upon a working windows install.

I don't know anything about this really.

>
> Something else I just tried. When not in kvm on an install I can hit
> next and NOT put a key. I get a popup warning me that I'll have to put
> in a key withing 30 days or the os will cease to function and I hit ok
> to proceed.
>
> Inside kvm if I do the same thing I get the same popup, hit proceed,
> and I'm taken right back to the key activation screen and am not able
> to proceed.
>
> Is it possible vista detects that its running virtulized and prevents
> any install because of it?
>

Maybe.  Non-upgrade installs do work.

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