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Bootcamp / Parallels and OEM
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<blockquote data-quote="Peakoverload" data-source="post: 395959" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>Just wondered if anyone had come across this and why it might be happening?</p><p></p><p>I installed Windows XP under Bootcamp using an OEM license and authorised it. Everything is fine, I can download all updates etc etc</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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!!).</p><p></p><p>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).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peakoverload, post: 395959, member: 27271"] 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). [/QUOTE]
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