Anyone using Windows Virtual PC to run Windows 7 inside of Windows 7?

Do I need to have an additional liscence of Windows 7 to run it inside the Virtual PC ?
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/requirements.aspx

 

Maybe not ??
Suck it and see.

Prolly the general usage rules will apply: ie : "different" HW, but if it's your licensed W7 on the same box ??

 

Also, what does the following mean?

 

Yes u wil.

 

Darn, that blows....
XP mode does not require an XP liscence right? Does XP mode mean XP Pro?

 

XP mode doesn,t neeed a licence but it,s only available in costly verions of Win 7.

 

XP mode is licensed (integrated already) copy of Windows XP Professional SP3. It is just like a gift from Microsoft for higher editions of Windows 7 (Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise) to run old programs.
If you want to run any OS in Virtual PC, you need license.

 

I guess this is where my technet license pays off

Another option is to keep resintalling windos 7 in the virtual PC every 30 days ... AFAIK, users get 30 days before they need to activate..

 

You can extend it to 120 days.

 

Oh? I can use win 7 for 120 days without having an activation code? How do I extend it from 30 to 120 days?

 

Code:

slmgr /rearm

-http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/11/06/how-to-rearm-and-extend-free-usage-activation-grace-period-of-windows-7-to-120-days/

 

Cool thanks..One of the comments in that link mentions this:

Also this:
http://www.winvistaclub.com/t5.html

 

Is there a way to make a backup image of an install inside a virtual PC?
That is, say I have win 7 inside a virtual PC, and I want an image of the virtual PC win 7.

 

I have never used the Microsoft product, I use VirtualBox. IF the MS VM is similar to Virtual Box, then by imaging your entire system you also image everything in the VM. Also, VirtualBox has a way of backing up and saving every individual OS within the VM, each in a single file; I could probably drag and drop but I have never tried it. I can only imagine that MS has a similar feature.

Acadia

 

Just copy and paste the VM/VHD to another folder stored on another partition and or to an external HD.

And if you want to run the copy then rename the VM to Win 7 VM(2) or whatever as Virtual PC will complain if there are two VM's by the same name.

 

Windows 7 is VM-aware? I can't enable Aero.