"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Julian" <msforums@tiger2.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Can one legitimately (i.e within the terms of the EULA) clone the Vista installation into
>> Virtual PC (on the same PC as the licensed OS), if so how? I have some applications I want
>> to trial and I know (cos I tried it before) that they don't sit well alongside the currently
>> installed applications... and I would rather like to minimise the uninstall - install -
>> uninstall - reinstall aggravation if at all possible.

> Oh, and as for licensing - I believe the Vista Ultimate license allows you to install it as a
> virtual machine up to nine times, or something like that. I am not sure how many times you
> can do it with Business, but as far as I know, you are not supposed to use Home versions with
> it at all.

Nine times? I don't think that's right, SS.
Maybe, that's the Enterprise version?

I remember some confusion about the EULA when it
came to this question.... I don't remember.

I'll have to some digging.


-Michael