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Re: New laptop with Win8 OEM DVD, cant install it in Vbox

Posted: 6. Dec 2015, 11:21
by mpack
BillG wrote:... to get a free OS install.
... which won't activate. The OP had installed Linux on his host, so he didn't need multiple (competing) activations. I'm not sure all the newbies reading this topic appreciate that.

Executive summary: buy a license to use for your VMs, or stick to free guest OS's such as Linux.