I have an honest to gosh hologrammed Win2K3 Server cd that I got way back in the day; I think as part of an MSDN promo when .net first came out. This was before things like VirtualBox and VMWare were really around and I will admit that I like to create VMs for testing and learning and basic mucking about when I don't want to totally hose my base system. The question I have is that, each time I install the system it tells me that I have to activate it. Fair enough, but how can I tell how many time I can activate it before it gets locked? Thanks,

I have an honest to gosh hologrammed Win2K3 Server cd that I got way back in the day; I think as part of an MSDN promo when .net first came out. This was before things like VirtualBox and VMWare were really around and I will admit that I like to create VMs for testing and learning and basic mucking about when I don't want to totally hose my base system. The question I have is that, each time I install the system it tells me that I have to activate it. Fair enough, but how can I tell how many time I can activate it before it gets locked? Thanks, MSDN Accounts recognize the same hardware, if they see VMware activations, the worst case scenario is you'll have to call Microsoft to activate. I'm fairly partial to the MAKs(Multiple Activation Keys) in comparison to the former Volume License or Retail Keys. Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Product Specialist Microsoft Certified Network Product Specialist This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.

Hi, I suggest contacting your local Microsoft Customer Service: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/ Tim Quan