The bios has changed, that's why I was asking. The VMWare will function with the old bios, but with reduced functionality. The links you posted are for old versions of the VMWare, and the tutorial that tells how to mod the VMWare bios is also old and doesn't apply to this new bios. So, the request still stands. Does anyone know how to mod this newer bios?
The BIOS is definitely different. I did a test mod and it worked and confirmed on WS2008 Standard edition. It will work also for Vista and XP. I will polish up the mod and upload it if you want. I inserted Dell SLIC and the following SLP 1.0 strings: "Dell System" "Dell Inc" "Dell Computer" "Dell Quanta" Instructions are pretty much the same as the tutorial. Let me know.
@ reginakampher, is SLIC inserted = Dell (DELL PE_SC3) a new Dell slic mines is Dell FX09 will that matter ?
Yes, it is a new Dell SLIC reportedly retrieved from a server 2008 (thanks to TheOneAndOnly) and it doesn't matter. They both use the same certificate.
VMware Workstation 6.5.0 build 118166 Hi Reginakampher, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to mod the VMware bios with a Gateway SLIC. I've tried it myself following the PDF outlining the process but I get lost in the "search for RSDT" part and this bios is different than the one used in the document. Thanks in advance PS - The .rom file alone is all I need. I'm running on a x64 environment and the .exe's aren't the same.
Thanks regina, I used the Dell mod to register with Vista and it worked great! I still haven't quite got the hang of XP yet, it seems much more difficult to activate as OEM than Vista since you actually have to build a separate disk for each OEM. One final question about SLP1.0. Is including the following strings in the bios all that is involved with SLP1.0? ie. no extra OEM tables like SLIC involved? SLP 1.0 string inserted = "Dell System", "Dell Computer", "Dell Inc", "Dell Quanta" Thanks again for the bios rom mods. I'm running on a Gateway OEM machine and this should make things much simpler for me
Asus slic Hi Reginakampher (and others listening)! Would you be so kind and create a bios file for ASUS also? Thanks a lot! Best regards, Jesper