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    WMWare Fusion Office Activation Issue

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ssn637, Jan 10, 2009.

  1. ssn637

    ssn637 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Before I erase my hard drive and start all over again, I'd be grateful if someone could help me with this problem which should have been resolved with the newest version of VMWare Fusion (2.0.1 is installed):

    1. I created a Boot Camp partition and installed Windows XP SP3 and then activated it.
    2. I next installed Virtual Machine on my Mac OS X partition, started up the Boot Camp partition as a VM, then manually installed VMWare Tools (they didn't install automatically). Then I activated Windows XP without a hitch.
    3. I modified the VM settings to dual processor, 2 GB RAM
    4. I next restarted into the Windows Boot Camp partition directly and installed the following MS Office Suites : MS Office Enterprise 2007, MS Office Project Standard 2007 and MS Office Visio Professional 2007. I activated each one following their installations via internet without a problem.
    5. I then restarted in Mac OS X, started up my Boot Camp VM using VMWare Fusion, and tried to open an Office application. I was asked to reactivate, but I've already used the maximum number of activations (3) for this suite and cannot run any of these applications in my VM. Am I doing something wrong? Should a normal user be required to reactivate an Office suite in the virtual machine every time he switches between the two partitions? I suppose I could simply use MS Office 2007 by starting up into the Boot Camp partition, but this defeats the purpose of VMWare Fusion, doesn't it?

    I had deleted temporary files in my Boot Camp partition using a CCleaner utility and am wondering if there was a file there I should have kept?

    Thanks for your help!
     
    ssn637, Jan 10, 2009
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Well I know that sometimes you have to activate windows twice, once in bootcamp and once in VMware. Call them?
     
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  3. slash X

    slash X Notebook Geek

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    I concur --- why this happens once VMware is installed is frustrating at first. Once re-activated I was up and running without a hitch. I thought VMware would be a gimmick because I don't often use windows (estimating software / quickbooks) but it has proved to be a real asset.
     
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