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Parallels Transporter

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DanielDMB

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Jul 25, 2010
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Hi

I have Parallels with Windows XP installed on it, but I want to also use Windows Vista on Parallels, no matter how sucky you may say it is :3

Anyway, my friend has a laptop with Windows Vista installed on it, and I was wondering if I could use Parallels Transporter to transport vista to Parallels.

Will I need a CD? Or do I just need to use the Transporter and it'll work out fine?

Thanks,
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DanielDMB said:
Will I need a CD? Or do I just need to use the Transporter and it'll work out fine?
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You could do this, but your friend might not like it so much to find out that their Vista is no longer activated.

Don't steal software. If you need Vista buy a copy that can legally be installed on your Mac.

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balamw said:
You could do this, but your friend might not like it so much to find out that their Vista is no longer activated.

Don't steal software. If you need Vista buy a copy that can legally be installed on your Mac.

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I had no idea that it would de-activate his copy of Vista. I'm pretty new to the Parallels subject, thus why I'm posting here, and no I won't be stealing it, I'm not a thief.

Thanks for the replies everyone, I sort of knew there was a catch to this transporter, it seemed too good to be true :cool:

Mods, you can lock this if you wish.
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I didn't actually know Parallels would de-activate the account it copied from, after all, isn't it just cloning the drive? And if it did deactivate Windows, couldn't he easily reactivate it?

What we meant by stealing (not sure if you knew) was obtaining software (Windows Vista) without paying for it.
 
upaymeifixit said:
And if it did deactivate Windows, couldn't he easily reactivate it?
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Think Highlander. "There can be only one".

If you activate the Parallels copy, the one on the laptop will soon ask to reactivate ("Wait! I'm already activated on other hardware?!?") and vice versa until Microsoft will simply stop activating this product key online and will force you to call in to activate.

Not a good idea unless you don't like said friend or the laptop in question is about to be decommissioned.

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balamw said:
Think Highlander. "There can be only one".

If you activate the Parallels copy, the one on the laptop will soon ask to reactivate ("Wait! I'm already activated on other hardware?!?") and vice versa until Microsoft will simply stop activating this product key online and will force you to call in to activate.

Not a good idea unless you don't like said friend or the laptop in question is about to be decommissioned.

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I have a friend ;) who has one copy of Windows XP currently activated on 7 machines without any problem. Is this normal/different from Vista?
 
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