Windows XP registration

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Windows XP registration

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Hi so you know my Desktop PC graphiccard is broken etc.

i have now an new notebook Win 7 Home. But some software i really need didn't work on this.
i downloaded Virtual PC -> with an new software i extracted the ISO file from my old PC -> used this firle and my old Pc's lizence code for the Virtuel PC.

now the virtual PC wants to registrate online but what about my old one?? is this legal will Microsoft say something??

or did someone knows where the registration file of my Old pc is saved?? so i can copie it??
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From what I am getting at, you are trying to run a copy of Windows XP in a Virtual Machine on a computer that runs Windows 7. If you have installed that copy of Windows XP on any other computer in the past, you will need to purchase a new license.
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That's the problem it's an OEM Licenz but my old computer is broken i cannot use it anymore. So in reayl i only have one version of Xp running but in fact to installed
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