I want to install an instance of Windows Server 2012 R2 OEM as a virtual machine on our VM server.
Does the OEM version require me to download a different OS image that so we can install and use the OS?
I want to install an instance of Windows Server 2012 R2 OEM as a virtual machine on our VM server.
Does the OEM version require me to download a different OS image that so we can install and use the OS?
According to the quick test I did, an OEM product key will not work on a standard ISO that you can download from Microsoft.
I got the below error trying to activate it, which I suppose makes sense. The OEM Product ID on an OEM version of Windows is different from a non-OEM version, and ends in AAOEM
to make the distinction clear.