[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1318474] Re: QEMU update causes Windows reactivation

[Thomas Huth]

How did you start QEMU with the new version here? You might need to
specify the correct machine type with the new version to avoid that the
guest sees different hardware (e.g. with the "-machine pc-i440fx-2.0"
option).

** Changed in: qemu
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  QEMU update causes Windows reactivation

Status in QEMU:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  After updating QEMU the guest OS's detect new hardware. As a result
  any Windows OS sees it as a significant change in hardware and require
  a reactivation.

  Host OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit

  Guest OS's:
  Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise
  Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
  Windows Server 2008 R2 Web
  Windows Server 2008 R2 Data Center

  QEMU version: 2.0.0

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