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Running Windows 7 in virtual box with my own key

  • 15-04-2014 8:44am
    #1
    bennyineire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭


    Hey peps, I have a machine running windows 7 its starting to run a bit slow.
    I'm going to reinstall it some this week, I was also going to install a windows 7 on virtual box (for downloading torrents).
    My lecturer said last year that you can run Win7 on 1 physical machine and 2 virtual machines concurrently and legally with the same key, can anyone confirm this for me.


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  • #2
    bennyineire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    can anyone help a brother out


  • #3
    PropJoe10
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    Just had a quick look there on the Microsoft forums, this answer is from 2010 so may have changed since, but this is from a Microsoft mod:

    You would need a separate Windows 7 "full version" license in order to install and activate Windows 7 in a VM. As far as Virtual Machines go, it is regarded as a separate computer and you can only install and activate one (1) copy of Windows 7 and one (1) computer using one (1) Windows 7 license.


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    [Deleted User]
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    bennyineire wrote: »
    Hey peps, I have a machine running windows 7 its starting to run a bit slow.
    I'm going to reinstall it some this week, I was also going to install a windows 7 on virtual box (for downloading torrents).
    My lecturer said last year that you can run Win7 on 1 physical machine and 2 virtual machines concurrently and legally with the same key, can anyone confirm this for me.

    You can run Windows Server Standard on a physical machine and two VMs. Not client versions.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Karsini wrote: »
    You can run Windows Server Standard on a physical machine and two VMs. Not client versions.
    You can also run the trial version of windows server for up to 120 days if you rearm it.

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/windows-server-2012-r2/


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