Derek
2007-Sep-11 15:09 UTC
[Xen-users] Why does domU Windows have to be re-registered after Xen 3.1.0 dom0 upgrade
Hi all, Just wondering if anybody knows the answer to this mystery? I upgraded my Dom0 from Xen 3.0.4 + kernel 2.6.16.33-xen to Xen 3.1.0 + kernel 2.6.18-xen. After the upgrade, my domU (WInXP home edition) popped up a message saying that it needed to be re-registered with Microsoft, owing to significant changes in the hardware environment on which it is running. Something about windows genuine advantage (ie. they suspect it''s a pirate copy?) Just wondering... Does anybody know what changes these might be? There''s nothing obvious that I can tell, but something about my new Xen 3.1.0environment is different enough to upset Microsoft. It''s the same memory size, same peripherals etc. The only thing I can think of is PAE versus non-PAE. My new 3.1.0installation is PAE, my old one was not (as far as I know anyway). Could that be it? Not critical that I get to the bottom of this, but I''m curious. Derek. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Emre Erenoglu
2007-Sep-11 15:13 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Why does domU Windows have to be re-registered after Xen 3.1.0 dom0 upgrade
The more important question can be, if XP lets you re-activate the OS or tells you to call Redmond? Emre On 9/11/07, Derek <xen@sherlockmail.com> wrote:> > Hi all, > > Just wondering if anybody knows the answer to this mystery? > > I upgraded my Dom0 from Xen 3.0.4 + kernel 2.6.16.33-xen to Xen 3.1.0 + > kernel 2.6.18-xen. > > After the upgrade, my domU (WInXP home edition) popped up a message saying > that it needed to be re-registered with Microsoft, owing to significant > changes in the hardware environment on which it is running. Something about > windows genuine advantage (ie. they suspect it''s a pirate copy?) > > Just wondering... Does anybody know what changes these might be? There''s > nothing obvious that I can tell, but something about my new Xen 3.1.0environment is different enough to upset Microsoft. It''s the same memory > size, same peripherals etc. > > The only thing I can think of is PAE versus non-PAE. My new 3.1.0installation is PAE, my old one was not (as far as I know anyway). Could > that be it? > > Not critical that I get to the bottom of this, but I''m curious. > > Derek. > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >-- Emre Erenoglu erenoglu@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Emre Erenoglu
2007-Sep-11 16:21 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Why does domU Windows have to be re-registered after Xen 3.1.0 dom0 upgrade
So let''s hope that you won''t run out of these "activation" rights for successive Xen upgrades... Emre On 9/11/07, Derek <xen@sherlockmail.com> wrote:> > Hi, > > It let me reactivate just fine. Didn''t even require me to re-enter the > many-digit code on the sticker, it just said to click on the re-activate > link, paused about a minute, and then announced that activation was > successful. > > Derek > > > On 9/11/07, Emre Erenoglu <erenoglu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The more important question can be, if XP lets you re-activate the OS or > > tells you to call Redmond? > > > > Emre > > > > On 9/11/07, Derek < xen@sherlockmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Just wondering if anybody knows the answer to this mystery? > > > > > > I upgraded my Dom0 from Xen 3.0.4 + kernel 2.6.16.33-xen to Xen 3.1.0+ kernel > > > 2.6.18-xen. > > > > > > After the upgrade, my domU (WInXP home edition) popped up a message > > > saying that it needed to be re-registered with Microsoft, owing to > > > significant changes in the hardware environment on which it is running. > > > Something about windows genuine advantage (ie. they suspect it''s a pirate > > > copy?) > > > > > > Just wondering... Does anybody know what changes these might be? > > > There''s nothing obvious that I can tell, but something about my new Xen > > > 3.1.0 environment is different enough to upset Microsoft. It''s the > > > same memory size, same peripherals etc. > > > > > > The only thing I can think of is PAE versus non-PAE. My new 3.1.0installation is PAE, my old one was not (as far as I know anyway). Could > > > that be it? > > > > > > Not critical that I get to the bottom of this, but I''m curious. > > > > > > Derek. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xen-users mailing list > > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Emre Erenoglu > > erenoglu@gmail.com > > >-- Emre Erenoglu erenoglu@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users