Issue with software liscences running Windows from Bootcamp Partition

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by JulioV, Dec 9, 2016.

  1. JulioV

    JulioV Bit poster

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    Hi, I tried a trial version of Parallels 12 using a windows 8.1 pro partition I already had on my late 2011 Macbook Pro.
    When ever I opened a program in my Windows VM it would initiate a new software license request for that program. Programs were Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks 2016.
    Is there a way to avoid this issue while still keeping my bootcamp partition?

    Thanks
     
  2. Raj@Parallels

    Raj@Parallels Guest

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    Check this user guide for more information.
     
  3. JulioV

    JulioV Bit poster

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    Hi Raj, thanks for the response. My issue is that I activated the program in the boot camp virtual machine. Every time I started the virtual machine it would trigger the program to ask for an activation code. Is this because I am running the virtual machine from the boot camp partition? If import windows from the bootcamp partition into parallels desktop will this resolve my issue?

    Thanks
     
  4. Maria@Parallels

    Maria@Parallels Problem solver

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    @JulioV and did you activated your app in the Bootcamp partition, not VM?
     

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