From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Yep

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
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>> That's why I installed that version in VMware.  Actually I think all MSDN
>> versions are allowed to be virtualized
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> Only if used for testing and development, as per the normal MSDN license.
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> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>> It's a MSDN Vista Business edition  - that version along with Vista
>> Ultimate is allowed to run in a virtual machine.
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>> http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/Windows
>> Vista_Business_English_e59f6893-6b14-4262-964c-993ed16d138a.pdf
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>> That's why I installed that version in VMware.  Actually I think all MSDN
>> versions are allowed to be virtualized  but I know Vista and Ultimate are
>> the only ones allowed in the retail version so I tried to stick with that
>> rule
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>> "Geo."  wrote in message
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>>> Vista license says you can't run it in a VM doesn't it? (lets you get
>>> under all the DRM, that's baaaaad).
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>>> Geo.
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>>> "Rich Gauszka" 
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>>> news:45d24d6d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> Vista Business ( MSDN ) running in Vmware Workstation 5.5.3.  ( no
>>>> changes or updates to VMware ) has required reactivation every time
>>>> I've run Windows Update. I'm in the 3rd 'your activation period has
>>>> expired' scenario right now. Since I've already activated
twice already
>>>> I've decided to give up as not to use up my MSDN product keys with a
>>>> braindead Vista activation scheme
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