Re: VMWare & WinXP

[Gene Cronk <gcronk () trsg net>]

Are you using the restore CDs that came with the Dell machine, or did
you buy a new copy of XP?

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Jason T. Hallahan wrote:
> Hello and good day,
>
> I recently purchased a laptop from Dell with Win XP Professional on it
> for the purpose of setting up a VMWare virtual network for
> honeypot/pen-testing purposes. However, when I go to install my new
> copy of XP (which is the host OS of my box) in a virtual machine, it
> won't activate. I tried calling Microsoft and going through the
> automated process on the phone, but it says my installation is
> invalid. Is there any way around this (I am not trying to cheat
> Microsoft here) or any way to speak to a Microsoft representation to
> explain my situation? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you and best regards!
>
> - Jason