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Activated 2003 Server requires reactivation when virtualized why?

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by thaddeus.tate

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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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by the scummy one

as it is another instance of an OS. Just like running a virtual PC like XP still requires both the host and virtual OS's to be activated.

If you have a volume license, and it is being rejected, MS needs to fix the problem.

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