I recently bought a Lenovo laptop from a 3rd party reseller. There are no Windows disks or hard-copy product keys. Running the command slmgr. My question is whether Windows can work out that it is still on the same physical machine, even when running on a Linux-hosted virtual machine. This support document describes a procedure for re-activating windows after major hardware changes like motherboards.
I will try that, and if it doesn't work I'll revert to dual-boot. I would prefer the virtual machine. If the computer was activated there is no longer a need for a license key as long as you are installing the same version of Windows 10, Home or Pro If asked for a key just go to the bottom of the page and click on Skip, Do this later, or I do not have one.
I do not know the status of VM. Is it a new computer? If so then you will need to buy Windows Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help.
Do not use the Recovery Console. Some files will be copied, machine will reboot. Reactivate and you should be set. This will work to "convert" the install on the box. I don't know if this will help in going virtual with it. Won't that also 'repair' the registry, and perhaps even cause issues with some of the installed applications they're attempting to preserve?
The system is automated now and it will give you a new OEM key. You can then reuse the old hardware with a VLK key still meeting the first provision. Now if this is computer 51 of 50 licenses, then I would try a work around or re-install.
A few google searches about how OEM versions are activated should get you pointed in the right direction. Also, OEM keys technically die when you get rid of the machine. I was in the same boat as you and this was how I overcame this "problem".
Hi Jason, I find myself in similar circumstances Sorry T-SEAL, but if I recall correctly we ended up just keeping the physical PC and then eventually backing it up to tape when we needed to reclaim the hardware.
To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. However, we can copy the image onto a backup source, if necessary. Taking just a couple of hours, or less depending on the properties of the physical machine, you can create the image, transfer it across multiple drives license depending , and run it from any PC that has enough resources to accommodate the virtual image, and is running a copy of the free VMware Player.
Copying and pasting across the host and virtual PC is seamless, thanks to the VMware Tools install, and it functions as any other networked unit. So, if you have any shared folders active on the old physical machine, they will still work on the virtualised image.
However, the process is fairly fool proof, with VMware taking the role of imaging and converting for use within its own software, as opposed to using a third party converter that may corrupt the final image during the conversion process. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest.
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Home How to How to virtualise your old PC. In this article… 1. VMWare vCentre 2. VMWare Player 3. The virtualisation process 4. Configuring the image 5. Powering up the new VM 6. Conclusion Share:. Related: How to remote desktop to another PC Whatever your reasons, virtualisation can make your life considerably easier.
Related: How to become anonymous online Step 2. Configuring the image Now that we have the virtual image of the physical PC, PC1, stored on a hard drive of some description, and we have the VMware Player installed on the more powerful PC, PC2, we can hook everything up and start to configure the image so that it will load without any issues for future use. Let us know how your virtualisation process went in the comments.
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