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

[Stefano Stabellini]

Jamie Lokier wrote:

> 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?
> 

Of course it does :)