我刚买了一台新电脑,我想删除 Windows 并安装 Ubunutu,但我希望能够在虚拟机中运行 Windows。我可以使用电脑附带的许可证在虚拟机上安装 Windows,而不是购买全新的 Windows 许可证。
或者是否可以保留 Windows 分区并从 VirtualBox 启动它?
正如您所看到的,我是 Virtual Box 的新手。我知道双启动选项,但我希望能够在 Ubuntu 中运行 Windows。
答案1
我偶然发现了这个问题并且对 Windows 7 Professional(我的情况)感到好奇。
我认为 EULA(可以找到这里) 给出了明确的答案。请参阅下文相关部分(最值得注意的是 3/d)。
1. OVERVIEW.
b. License Model. The software is licensed on a per copy per computer basis. A computer is a
physical hardware system with an internal storage device capable of running the software. A
hardware partition or blade is considered to be a separate computer.
2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.
a. One Copy per Computer. The software license is permanently assigned to the computer with
which the software is distributed. That computer is the “licensed computer.”
3. ADDITIONAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND/ OR USE RIGHTS.
d. Use with Virtualization Technologies. Instead of using the software directly on the licensed
computer, you may install and use the software within only one virtual (or otherwise emulated)
hardware system on the licensed computer. When used in a virtualized environment, content
protected by digital rights management technology, BitLocker or any full volume disk drive
encryption technology may not be as secure as protected content not in a virtualized
environment. You should comply with all domestic and international laws that apply to such
protected content.
答案2
我不是律师,但只要您不使用相同的密钥激活多个 Windows 副本(无论是物理的还是虚拟的),就应该没问题。
在下面附加条款/许可权和多用户场景它指出:
因此,您应该能够擦除 Windows,在 VM 中重新安装并使用密钥激活。但请记住,对于 Windows 8 PC,没有COA不再使用贴纸,而是将密钥嵌入 BIOS 中并由安装程序自动获取。
答案3
我以前也这样做过(在美国)。我使用此处的一个 Windows 7 Home Premium 映像进行安装:
如果我丢失了安装 DVD,该如何重新安装 Windows 7?
然后,我在覆盖了 Windows 7 副本的计算机底部输入了密钥。我确实必须通过微软的电话激活系统,但对我来说这是一个自动化过程(即,我没有与任何实际人员交谈)。
答案4
不,除了在德国,这篇博客文章说。关联