VMware Fusion saves the Windows license?

Hi, I have had VMware for a while now, but I'm not happy with the performance I get.

I had been using VMware for practically a single software design but I recenty found a software as well is a native of Macs.

So I have more need of my VM.

However, I don't want to completely remove VMware Fusion or anything because my mother paid a computer man a lot of money to get VMware and a Windows operating system.

I simply want to remove the Windows XP guest I have because it takes a lot of hard disk space that woud serve to my hardrive Mac instead.

So my question is, if I remove Windows XP but keep VMware Fusion, I'll be able to create a Windows XP guest operating system again in the future with the same license as my current Windows operating system, so I don't have to buy it again?

Thanks in advance to those who give comments. :]

PockieLoli wrote:

So my question is, if I remove Windows XP but keep VMware Fusion, I'll be able to create a Windows XP guest operating system again in the future with the same license as my current Windows operating system, so I don't have to buy it again?

You keep the license to use Windows XP in accordance with his CONTRACT, but make sure you have the Windows XP CD product key before you delete the Virtual Machine!  Or if you have an external hard drive just if install the Virtual Machine and you won't have to do it again later if you need to use Windows again.

If you decide to remove Windows XP Virtual Machine and then before you make sure you have the Windows XP CD product key you will be able to install it again.  If you have the Windows XP CD and the product key so that the CD, then you're sure to do what you want otherwise you will need to extract the product key Windows Windows CD until you delete it.

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