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Bill Mc · 07-02-2009, 08:02 AM

I have been running XP Pro as a guest in VirtualBox under Ubuntu Jaunty. I am now at the point where I want to uninstall XP and free up the activation key for use on another windows only PC install.

I can't figure out how to uninstall XP in a way that MSFT will know that the key is no longer being used. (Plus, I'd like to get the cleanest uninstall possible.) I could just uninstall Virtual but wouldn't that leave all kinds of XP traces behind?

TIA

Bill Mc

07-02-2009, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bill Mc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Unbuntu (Jaunty)	Uninstall XP Guest in VBox I have been running XP Pro as a guest in VirtualBox under Ubuntu Jaunty. I am now at the point where I want to uninstall XP and free up the activation key for use on another windows only PC install. I can't figure out how to uninstall XP in a way that MSFT will know that the key is no longer being used. (Plus, I'd like to get the cleanest uninstall possible.) I could just uninstall Virtual but wouldn't that leave all kinds of XP traces behind? TIA Bill Mc