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

[Paul Brook]

On Wednesday 26 November 2008, 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?

Yes, if the new firmware causes the device to report itself slightly 
differently. I've seen this happen when upgrading real drive firmwares.

Paul