DerekShaw
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this HP link

HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 and Updates Getting Started Guide 190KB
...Upgrading to a full license (on page 7...virtualization software such as ESXi. Hosts provide processor...solution without the need for separate external...the correct function key when prompted to...
Last Update: Apr 15, 2010
(a.k.a. http://tinyurl.com/ma9m7kz) is a pdf that leads me to the vmware site, which, when I Log in, shows me my esxi 4.1 license key -- which is not accepted by the "Assign License" process.
So in desperation I decided to type it again, after a good night's sleep, and PRESTO, it worked.
Which is weird, 'cause yesterday I was cutting and pasting it from the website - and pasting it into notepad first to strip out any stray/unacceptable characters, and had somebody read it back to me.
Thanks for the help!

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