Take the 2-minute tour ×  If I create a base image of Windows 7
with Office 2010, do I have to re-activate Office 2010 if I make
a clone?  I envision making clones and destroying them at will
for testing purposes. I'm wondering how activation works with
cloned virtual machines.  share|improve this question  3 Answers
3  up vote 0 down vote accepted  I have done this many times,
and I have not had to re-activate any of them. Since the
"hardware" has not changed, it does not look at it as having had
enough changes to warrant re-activation.  share|improve this
answer Thank you kind sir. –  Michael Mello Jul 23 '11 at 0:57
Unfortunately I have had problems with Win 7 64bit and Office
2010 both stating after month or so that they need new licenses.
I have used the valid serial numbers and the have failed. I must
be doing something different than the previous gentlemen, so I
am interested as well.  Thanks, Jim  share|improve this answer
i created a windows + office virtual machine, activated both
products and the