<div dir="ltr">I have a Win7Pro VirtualBox VM I have moved from one Ubuntu install to another bare-metal install on the same hardware, and it has not required a relicensing. I used to de the same thing with an XP Pro VM, also with no licensing issues. Just lucky, I reckon.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Wolf Halton<br>Mobile 678-687-6104 <br>--<br>Expand Your Vision = Enhance Your Impact <br>Marketing and Security in the Cloud - <a href="http://atlantaCloudTech.com" target="_blank">http://AtlantaCloudTech.com</a> <br><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 2:35 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 11/28/2014 06:20 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
> Moving a fully licensed win VM from host a to host b is not an issue if the two<br>
> host are running the same type of virtualization, I.e., KVM, VMware, xen. Moving<br>
> between host types is far trickier and may cause license issues.<br>
><br>
<br>
</span>IME, the issue with Windows licensing hick-ups when moved to a different VM host<br>
has more to do with the OS noticing a change in the chipset, disk controller, or<br>
other major hardware. For retain copies, running the 'sysprep' command just<br>
before moving the VM storage to the new hardware will remove the pre-configured<br>
drivers and disable any dependent services (like time/ntp sync). There is a<br>
limit to the number of times sysprep can be used - I think 3 is the number then<br>
you/we have to call MSFT and beg for a new 45 character (???!) activation key.<br>
<br>
Don't know anything about OEM licenses - moving those to different hardware is<br>
not allowed in the license, so I've never attempted it.<br>
<br>
<br>
You know - keeping track of license limitations is enough to just throw them<br>
away and stick with Linux stuff.<br>
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