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Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Re: Can't start Windows after drive swap - openSUSE 13.1
From:       Ken Schneider - openSUSE <suse-list3 () bout-tyme ! net>
Date:       2014-05-05 20:48:22
Message-ID: 5367F916.6060902 () bout-tyme ! net
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On 05/05/2014 01:08 PM, John Andersen pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
> On 5/5/2014 6:47 AM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
>> Run Windows in a VM and get rid of the headaches or run linux in a VM in your windows install.
>
> A LOT to be said for this approach, I haven't found dual booting to be a satisfactory solution
> for over 10 years.
>
> Still there is a problem if you want a linux machine on which you occasionally need windows.
> Your existing Certificate of Authenticity will probably NOT work when you install windows in
> a Virtual machine.

I have never had this issue with running M$W in a VM. I always used the 
COA that was on the machine. As far as I am concerned if windows is 
running in a VM on the metal it came on it is legal.

> Especially true of OEM installed Windows. So you are probably stuck with
> Linux guest in a Windows Virtual machine.  Which works well with Vmware, but not so well with
> Microsoft's Virtual Machine package.
>
> My day job gives me access to MSDN subscription from which I can get legitimate (paid for)
> licenses of windows to install in VMs running on top of Linux, which is the best solution if
> you still have to run windows.
>


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Ken Schneider
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