> Using Virtual PC 7.0.1 [w/out OS] and installing my own XP Pro license.
>
> During setup, activation times out. I click "remind me later" so as to
> continue setup.
>
> **I realize that I can Activate over the phone - this is simply
> information showing a pattern**
>
> Setup finishes. I launch IE to check network connectivity. No
> problems. I can browse anywhere. So I attempt to Activate XP for a
> second time. Again, it times out.
>
> Went to Windowsupdate.microsoft.com to download all updates [such as
> SP2, figure that may be the issue/part of the Activation issue].
> Windowsupdate loads and prompts me to download the newer version of
> windowsupdate. It downloads and installs properly and loads the new
> Windowsupdate page. I click on Custom install. After a few minutes of
> thinking, it times out. I try Express install. Again, times out.
>
> Turned off the Virtual XP [via start menu, so it is truly a "shut
> down"]
>
> Each of the next few days, I tried both Activation and Windowsupdate
> and they continue to time out. Again, windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> loads, I can choose Express or Custom, but then it just sits on the
> screen telling me that it is searching for updates before giving me the
> error.
>
> When I installed Virtual PC and created the Virtual Machine and
> installed XP on the Virtual Machine, I followed the instructions given
> in the Getting Started manual, choosing the default options that it
> laid out in the book.
>
> Why is Virtual XP not able to Activate? Why is Virtual XP not able to
> properly use windowsupdate?
>