Re: [Qemu-devel] qemu version updates break Windows activation

[Jamie Lokier]

Frederik Himpe wrote:
> Every time qemu/kvm is updated, the version strings in the virtual 
> hardware change, which breaks an activated windows installation in qemu. 
> Windows thinks it's running on other hardware, and requires manual re-
> activation by phone.
> 
> Could the version strings please be made optional in the hardware?
> 
> See also http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=467043

Does Windows also break whenever you do a firmware update on a real
machine?

-- Jamie