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Just wondered if anyone had come across this and why it might be happening?
I installed Windows XP under Bootcamp using an OEM license and authorised it. Everything is fine, I can download all updates etc etc
I then install Parallels and tell it to use the Bootcamp partition, start up Windows and it tells me I need to re-authorise Windows but of course when I do that it tells me I've exceeded the number of authorisations for that license as it's OEM and can only be installed on one computer.
If I boot into Windows using Bootcamp everything is back to normal again. So basically I can't use Parallels unless I went out and bought a non OEM license and re-installed it all (no way am I spending out anymore money on that dreadful OS!!).
So, what is Parallels doing that makes Windows think that there has been enough hardware changes to require re-authorisation? I assume that there isn't a way around this (other than the buying off a non OEM license).
I installed Windows XP under Bootcamp using an OEM license and authorised it. Everything is fine, I can download all updates etc etc
I then install Parallels and tell it to use the Bootcamp partition, start up Windows and it tells me I need to re-authorise Windows but of course when I do that it tells me I've exceeded the number of authorisations for that license as it's OEM and can only be installed on one computer.
If I boot into Windows using Bootcamp everything is back to normal again. So basically I can't use Parallels unless I went out and bought a non OEM license and re-installed it all (no way am I spending out anymore money on that dreadful OS!!).
So, what is Parallels doing that makes Windows think that there has been enough hardware changes to require re-authorisation? I assume that there isn't a way around this (other than the buying off a non OEM license).