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What's the procedure for importing Bootcamp partition as a vm in Fusion?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacDuck" data-source="post: 1548834" data-attributes="member: 288149"><p>Hi all, I've imported the BC partition (Windows 8.1) as a vm in VMWare Fusion (5) and all works well.</p><p>However, it wants activating and will not allow it as the product key is in use on the BC partition.</p><p>I have phoned MS and they say it's different hardware so needs a new product key. I don't agree <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Straight-Faced.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":|" title="Straight Faced :|" data-shortname=":|" /></p><p></p><p>I have seen other posts on VMWare forums where people have had no issue activating with this set up.</p><p></p><p>As a last resort I could delete the BC partition (which would likely happen anyway) and then I'd have only one set of hardware for MS to worry about but due to their attitude I don't know whether they would even activate it then <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Angry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Angry:" title="Angry :Angry:" data-shortname=":Angry:" /></p><p></p><p>Also my Windows 8.1 BC installation has been upgraded to Windows Media Centre so that gives me a new product key. Which one should I be using to try to activate it in the vm? MS couldn't or wouldn't help in that respect.</p><p></p><p>Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks :Blushing:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacDuck, post: 1548834, member: 288149"] Hi all, I've imported the BC partition (Windows 8.1) as a vm in VMWare Fusion (5) and all works well. However, it wants activating and will not allow it as the product key is in use on the BC partition. I have phoned MS and they say it's different hardware so needs a new product key. I don't agree :| I have seen other posts on VMWare forums where people have had no issue activating with this set up. As a last resort I could delete the BC partition (which would likely happen anyway) and then I'd have only one set of hardware for MS to worry about but due to their attitude I don't know whether they would even activate it then :Angry: Also my Windows 8.1 BC installation has been upgraded to Windows Media Centre so that gives me a new product key. Which one should I be using to try to activate it in the vm? MS couldn't or wouldn't help in that respect. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks :Blushing: [/QUOTE]
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