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Parallels and Bootcamp...single XP install?
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<blockquote data-quote="cramar" data-source="post: 408192" data-attributes="member: 28897"><p>Confusing is right! Reality is more so. Maybe even deceptive.</p><p></p><p>Not wanting to have two installs of Windows, and since I had already installed an OEM copy of XP and registered it with MS, I chose to do the "use Bootcamp install" option when installing Parallels. It worked, and I did not have to do another install of XP. </p><p></p><p>BUT...as soon as it booted, I was presented with a notice that "because of a hardware change (!!??)" I had to contact MS to "reactive Windows"! WHAT THE ....! What hardware change? I thought this form of Parallels install was to prevent this? Parallels gets a one-star rating on this issue! The bottom line is I had to contact MS and convinced them that I did not have an unlicensed XP and got a new activation key.</p><p></p><p>If doing it again, I would skip the Bootcamp install and just go with Parallels. If you already have a Bootcamp install, I hope you haven't used an OEM version.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cramar, post: 408192, member: 28897"] Confusing is right! Reality is more so. Maybe even deceptive. Not wanting to have two installs of Windows, and since I had already installed an OEM copy of XP and registered it with MS, I chose to do the "use Bootcamp install" option when installing Parallels. It worked, and I did not have to do another install of XP. BUT...as soon as it booted, I was presented with a notice that "because of a hardware change (!!??)" I had to contact MS to "reactive Windows"! WHAT THE ....! What hardware change? I thought this form of Parallels install was to prevent this? Parallels gets a one-star rating on this issue! The bottom line is I had to contact MS and convinced them that I did not have an unlicensed XP and got a new activation key. If doing it again, I would skip the Bootcamp install and just go with Parallels. If you already have a Bootcamp install, I hope you haven't used an OEM version. [/QUOTE]
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