Re: [Xen-users] Activating XP but it doesn't retain the activation

["Teck Choon Giam" <giamteckchoon@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Jean Redfearn <jean_redfearn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm having problems with MS Windows (what a surprise!).  I'm running Xen on
> a quad core intel 9450 with 8gb ram using Red Hat (xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5 &
> vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen).
> I've installed XP using HVM  in an image file and separately on its own
> partition.  Both installs went normally with no surpises.  However, after
> the install is complete and I am logging on for the first time, Microsoft
> wants me to activate.  I go through the activation process, get the success
> message and it logs out.  Then, it start over...I log in, it wants to
> activate, etc...  It doesn't seem to matter how I activate (online or on the
> phone),  It doesn't retain the activation.

I guess you are encountering the XP activation loop problem:
http://www.google.com.sg/search?q=windows+xp+activation+loop&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

> vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:1d:d1:c5,bridge=xenbr0" ]

Mine is something like:
vif = [ 'mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX, type=ioemu, bridge=eth0' ]

Kindest regards,
Giam Teck Choon

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users