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Running Windows on your Mac
Running Windows on a Mac: A Switcher's Guide
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<blockquote data-quote="neilf" data-source="post: 705857" data-attributes="member: 53279"><p>Very good summary - but with one piece of advice missing.</p><p>If you install XP in Bootcamp and virtualise via, in my case, Fusion, under which environment should you activate XP?</p><p>Using a retail version of XP, I guess it doesn't matter, because I believe you can activate a number of times??? But with a legal OEM version, only one activation is allowed.</p><p>I think I made the mistake of activating in Fusion. Now I can't run XP in Bootcamp. If I had activated in Bootcamp, I guess I wouldn't be able to run in Fusion?</p><p>Does anyone know of a workaround for this, or is the only solution to buy the retail version?</p><p>I have read a lot about contacting MS via phone to get a new activation code for my Bootcamp issue but then what? Will I still have problems using XP in Fusion?</p><p>All I wanted was the choice of running in either environment and now I am just plain confused.</p><p></p><p>N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilf, post: 705857, member: 53279"] Very good summary - but with one piece of advice missing. If you install XP in Bootcamp and virtualise via, in my case, Fusion, under which environment should you activate XP? Using a retail version of XP, I guess it doesn't matter, because I believe you can activate a number of times??? But with a legal OEM version, only one activation is allowed. I think I made the mistake of activating in Fusion. Now I can't run XP in Bootcamp. If I had activated in Bootcamp, I guess I wouldn't be able to run in Fusion? Does anyone know of a workaround for this, or is the only solution to buy the retail version? I have read a lot about contacting MS via phone to get a new activation code for my Bootcamp issue but then what? Will I still have problems using XP in Fusion? All I wanted was the choice of running in either environment and now I am just plain confused. N [/QUOTE]
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