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Re: [Xen-users] Using a BIOS SLIC to keep DomU Windows activated



It is my understanding that OEM licenses are only valid for the OEM
hardware and non-transferrable so even if you can make it work from
technical standpoint I think you are breaching EULA

chris

On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Andrew Bobulsky <rulerof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I have a system that came with an OEM copy of Windows 8, and I want to
> virtualize that same copy of Windows on top of Xen.  While I've done
> this with retail copies before, that's just a matter of a license key.
>  BIOS SLICs, while convenient, are likely less straightforward to
> translate into a VM.
>
> Does anyone know if this is possible and/or supported by Xen/QEMU?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew Bobulsky
>
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