shivs Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I have installed Windows 7 Professional 64bit via Boot Camp on my MacBook Pro and it runs superbly and activated fine. However, when I boot that partition with VMware it asks for activation again due to hardware changes. With previous versions of Windows, installing VMware Tools allows you to re-activate it fine with the same license but I've tried this method to get the same activation error. Anyone experiencing the same problem? Or have a solution for it? I'm also considering trying Parallels instead if VMware cannot provide a fix for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Hi shivs I found something I hope is relevant. The thread can be found here: http://bit.ly/1QokLf Quote: Install on boot camp -> activate on boot camp -> install vmware (vmware video telling you to install their software and not the competition, i know shocking) -> start windows on vmware -> install vmware tools -> restart when promted -> start windows once more on vmware -> activate windows while running on vmware. You?ll likely have to start from scratch to make this work, but in the end you?ll get the desired results. Hope this helps GeoffV Windows 7 Client Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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