C.Joseph Drayton
July 4th 07, 10:43 PM
Hi All,
This problem may seem simple, but please read the entire
article before you respond since the problem is a little
more complex than it might first appear.
I have a dv8000z laptop. It came pre-installed with
WindowsXP[sp2]. Being OEM, it came pre-activated. I have
been using the machine for about 10 months with no problems
or need to re-install.
I have been playing with Linux for a couple of weeks and
found that I can run VMPlayer under Linux. Now here is where
it gets complicated. I created a VM that uses the EXISTING
install of WindowsXP. This is important. I am NOT installing
a second copy of WindowsXP.
I start up the VM and everything is fine, I click on the
user account in WindowsXP that I want to use and it tells me
that WindowsXP needs to be activated.
I click on 'Yes' to activate now. It then reports an 'Error
44'. As near as I can determine, it is saying that it needs
to write to a file and is unable to do so.
Off the top of my head I would guess the file it wants to
write to is the file that contains the activation
authorization. Since the activation has already occurred
(being pre-installed) I am assuming the file is write
protected so that it can not accidentally be damaged.
Unfortunately, the system logs me off. I never get to the
screen where it will ask me how I want to activate (ie.
Internet or phone), so I don't even know what number to call.
Out of curiosity, I called a client who is a lawyer by
profession and asked him to read the Windows EULA to see if
I was violating it. He said that of course it would have to
be tested in court, but since there is physically only one
installation of the OS on the machine and can only be run as
either the 'native' OS or in the VM (both absolutely can not
run at the same time) there is no EULA violation.
So how would I go about getting this working. I checked the
Microsoft KB, but could not find an article that covered
this particular situation. At the very least does anyone
know who I would contact to try and resolve this problem.
BTW, if your interested in this techniques for running a OS
that is physically on the machine, the URL is;
http://www.advicesource.org/ubuntu/Run_Existing_Windows_Instalation_On_Ubuntu_With_Vm ware_player.html
BTW, I tried it with Windows2000 Pro install on another
machine and it works perfect (but then Windows2000 Pro does
not require activation).
Ciao . . . C.Joseph
"A promise is nothing more than an attempt,
to respond to an unreasonable request."
http://blog.tlerma.com/
(A Windows professional's view of entering the Linux world)
This problem may seem simple, but please read the entire
article before you respond since the problem is a little
more complex than it might first appear.
I have a dv8000z laptop. It came pre-installed with
WindowsXP[sp2]. Being OEM, it came pre-activated. I have
been using the machine for about 10 months with no problems
or need to re-install.
I have been playing with Linux for a couple of weeks and
found that I can run VMPlayer under Linux. Now here is where
it gets complicated. I created a VM that uses the EXISTING
install of WindowsXP. This is important. I am NOT installing
a second copy of WindowsXP.
I start up the VM and everything is fine, I click on the
user account in WindowsXP that I want to use and it tells me
that WindowsXP needs to be activated.
I click on 'Yes' to activate now. It then reports an 'Error
44'. As near as I can determine, it is saying that it needs
to write to a file and is unable to do so.
Off the top of my head I would guess the file it wants to
write to is the file that contains the activation
authorization. Since the activation has already occurred
(being pre-installed) I am assuming the file is write
protected so that it can not accidentally be damaged.
Unfortunately, the system logs me off. I never get to the
screen where it will ask me how I want to activate (ie.
Internet or phone), so I don't even know what number to call.
Out of curiosity, I called a client who is a lawyer by
profession and asked him to read the Windows EULA to see if
I was violating it. He said that of course it would have to
be tested in court, but since there is physically only one
installation of the OS on the machine and can only be run as
either the 'native' OS or in the VM (both absolutely can not
run at the same time) there is no EULA violation.
So how would I go about getting this working. I checked the
Microsoft KB, but could not find an article that covered
this particular situation. At the very least does anyone
know who I would contact to try and resolve this problem.
BTW, if your interested in this techniques for running a OS
that is physically on the machine, the URL is;
http://www.advicesource.org/ubuntu/Run_Existing_Windows_Instalation_On_Ubuntu_With_Vm ware_player.html
BTW, I tried it with Windows2000 Pro install on another
machine and it works perfect (but then Windows2000 Pro does
not require activation).
Ciao . . . C.Joseph
"A promise is nothing more than an attempt,
to respond to an unreasonable request."
http://blog.tlerma.com/
(A Windows professional's view of entering the Linux world)