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p2v
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The p2v tag on WindowsForum.com covers physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion techniques, particularly using tools like Acronis Universal Restore to migrate a physical Windows installation into a virtual machine. Discussions include preserving software activations (e.g., Office 2007) during the transition and handling hardware abstraction. The tag is relevant for users performing manual P2V migrations, often in the context of Windows 7 upgrades from Vista or creating base VM images without re-activation issues.
Hi guys
When doing an UPGRADE from VISTA X-64 to W7 X-64 the 2007 Office activation doesn't request re-activation (currently) so the OFFICE part of activation still thinks (presumably) that the hardware hasn't changed significantly.
This might not mean much to most users but if you want to...