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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 03:17:28 -0500, Paul    
   wrote:   
      
   >Also, if you go the virtual machine route, you have to be careful to   
   >make backups of your virtual machine file. Microsoft does not provide   
   >high quality support for activation issues with virtual machines. You   
   >can ask the poster "T" (todd), regarding what happened to his   
   >virtual machine that was activated. He could not get Microsoft to help   
   >him, and restore his activation.  Backing up the container,   
   >is to provide a means to roll back and regain your activation.   
   >Not all activation issues can be fixed that way, but some of them can.   
      
   Once again, thanks for all the information, and especially this. Saved   
   for if I ever have to go the VM route.   
      
      
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