Magnus E

I am in the process of migrating to Ubuntu Linux.
Right now I have two partitions: one with Windows XP Pro and one with Ubuntu.

I wonder if it is OK to install XP as a virtual machine using VM-ware in
Ubuntu and still keep the XP partition? Since I will only use either the true
XP partition or the virtual machine at the same time, I figure that my one XP
License should be enough?

Is that correct?

John Barnett MVP

No. Regardless of how you use it, you will have two copies of XP on the
machine. You either leave things alone and dual boot or you remove the dual
boot copy of XP and install it on VMware workstation 6.0

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"Magnus E" <Magnus E@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am in the process of migrating to Ubuntu Linux.
> Right now I have two partitions: one with Windows XP Pro and one with
> Ubuntu.
>
> I wonder if it is OK to install XP as a virtual machine using VM-ware in
> Ubuntu and still keep the XP partition? Since I will only use either the
> true
> XP partition or the virtual machine at the same time, I figure that my one
> XP
> License should be enough?
>
> Is that correct?
>

Bob I

Magnus E wrote:

> I am in the process of migrating to Ubuntu Linux.
> Right now I have two partitions: one with Windows XP Pro and one with Ubuntu.
>
> I wonder if it is OK to install XP as a virtual machine using VM-ware in
> Ubuntu and still keep the XP partition? Since I will only use either the true
> XP partition or the virtual machine at the same time, I figure that my one XP
> License should be enough?
>
> Is that correct?
>

Not accoording to the EULA. The VM is considered a different PC.

Magnus E

"Bob I" wrote:

>
>
> Magnus E wrote:
>
> > I am in the process of migrating to Ubuntu Linux.
> > Right now I have two partitions: one with Windows XP Pro and one with Ubuntu.
> >
> > I wonder if it is OK to install XP as a virtual machine using VM-ware in
> > Ubuntu and still keep the XP partition? Since I will only use either the true
> > XP partition or the virtual machine at the same time, I figure that my one XP
> > License should be enough?
> >
> > Is that correct?
> >
>
> Not accoording to the EULA. The VM is considered a different PC.
>
>

Ok, thanks. I guess I'll just format the XP partition and install XP as a
virtual machine under Ubuntu instead.

Thanks for answering!

John Barnett MVP

You're Welcome!

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"Magnus E" <MagnusE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Magnus E wrote:
>>
>> > I am in the process of migrating to Ubuntu Linux.
>> > Right now I have two partitions: one with Windows XP Pro and one with
>> > Ubuntu.
>> >
>> > I wonder if it is OK to install XP as a virtual machine using VM-ware
>> > in
>> > Ubuntu and still keep the XP partition? Since I will only use either
>> > the true
>> > XP partition or the virtual machine at the same time, I figure that my
>> > one XP
>> > License should be enough?
>> >
>> > Is that correct?
>> >
>>
>> Not accoording to the EULA. The VM is considered a different PC.
>>
>>
>
> Ok, thanks. I guess I'll just format the XP partition and install XP as a
> virtual machine under Ubuntu instead.
>
> Thanks for answering!
>