How much?

[gmsingh]

I would have thought this a simple question, but after a half dozen searches I can't answer it. I just installed VB with Windows 7 Enterprise on a 90 day trial. What happens when the trial runs out? Do I get to purchase a license for the Windows version I have already installed or do I have to buy a different version and install it?

[Perryg]

I would ask Microsoft that question.

[gmsingh]

Microsoft is a rather large company--can you be more specify?

[Perryg]

My point is we do not have any control over Microsoft licensing or pricing.

[gmsingh]

Yeah, no problem. I'm just trying to figure out the information, and I can think of no question in the known universe where "Ask Microsoft" is a helpful answer. Also, I got the Windows 7 Enterprise trial version by simply downloading and installing VB so washing your hands of the whole thing is a little unfair.

[Perryg]

You didn't get Windows 7 from VirtualBox. Post the exact location where you got this from.

[socratis]

I can think of no question in the known universe where "Ask Microsoft" is a helpful answer.

I can think of one. Yours. "Where do I buy a Microsoft product?"

And Virtual Box is a standalone application that comes with no bundled operating system. That's why we can't help you in these forums with that question. I don't know where you got the Win7 Enterprise, but it wasn't from the official Virtual Box site.

Finally, although not the right place to answer, Win7 Enterprise needs a Key Management Service (KMS) to activate. Start with this article from Microsoft's technet. I'm 99% sure that you don't really need the Enterprise edition.