VMWare Fusion error: The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key”

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When installing Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion or Parallels, if you get the following error: 

The unattend answer file contains an invalid product key"

simply open the VMWare Settings or in Parallels, select Virtual Machine > Configure and disconnect the floppy drive.

Resources

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