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March 30, 2009 at 07:29 AM
thaddeus.tate

Activated 2003 Server requires reactivation when virtualized why?

by thaddeus.tate . Updated 17 years, 3 months ago

I created a virtual instance of a 2003 server fully activated for at least 5 years now. I installed the virtual hdd instance onto virtual pc2007, during the boot process i am being prompted to activate the 2003 virtual instance, why?

And how do i get around this?

I of course contacted MS and input the activation group numbers into their system and the automated response was it’s not valid.

We have a corporate site license for all of our MS software, i just want to test the virtual instance as a preliminary to virtualizing our site servers. Any ideas??

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