The procedure is the same. If you follow the steps in the included "OEMSLP 2.x Guest Activation Setup.txt" you should be OK.
I tried multiple possibilities in the VMX file but never saw any SLIC table showing up in RWeverything // See attached screenshot My VMX file contains this : virtualHW.version = "21" >>>>> So let's assume I need the EFI20-64.ROM modded ROM file firmware = "efi" >>>>> Entry was already present in the VMX file efi64.filename = "EFI20-64.ROM" >>>>> I have added this line to get ESXi to load the necessary ROM file Any idea ? I'm pretty sure this is the reason why I'm not getting the SLIC table and/or the activation successful in Windows Server 2025
Hello and MANY thanks ! Surely a careless mistake from me ... sorry for that. + I went to read the instructions (PDF file) again and found out that I just misread.
Hello, I would like to know if it's possible to install my old recovery CDs from an HP Pavilion DV6-3022EK running Windows 7 Home Premium on VMware. If so, what is the procedure for adding information such as the version, model, serial number, etc. to VMware? Thank you in advance.
No AV flags in the archive here, but I went ahead and added a password anyway - download links and hashes are updated.
Hey, wanted to ask. How do I change manufacturer name and other stuff inside VMware Workstation 17? Googled alot and now I'm here. As I understood - the method with patching 6006.ROM isn't working now. I need to change the info inside Win10 machines, could you help please ?
I tried changing BIOS.440.ROM via Phoenix Bios Editor and editing .vmx file using firmware = "bios" bios440.filename = "BIOS.440.ROM" What am I doing wrong ? Does VMware 17 and Win10 even support this type of bios ?
Yes, you can run Win10 in a BIOS.440 VM. I tried a smbios edit: Code: smbios.reflectHost = "FALSE" smbios.addHostUUID = "FALSE" smbios.addHostSerialNumber = "FALSE" smbios.custom.systemManufacturer = "MyCustomMaker" smbios.custom.systemProductName = "MyCustomModel" smbios.custom.systemVersion = "1.0" smbios.custom.systemSerialNumber = "1234567890" but no luck. According to ChatGPT: Why your overrides aren’t reflected 1. VMware Workstation does not fully allow SMBIOS spoofing on modern Windows VMs. 2. Windows 10 reads the Type 1 SMBIOS fields (System Manufacturer / Model) directly from the VMware virtual platform, which is hard-coded. 3. smbios.custom.systemManufacturer and .systemProductName only affect very old hardware versions (HW <= 10) and even then not reliably on Windows 10+. 4. Upgrading to HW12+ (required for Workstation 17) blocks most SMBIOS overrides for anti-spoofing / integrity reasons. 5. Only Type 0 (BIOS) fields and custom serial numbers reliably override Windows-readable info. And what you can do: 1. Use Linux for full SMBIOS overrides Linux tools (dmidecode) are more forgiving, and smbios.custom.* can be read correctly. 2. Use QEMU / VirtualBox if you need full manufacturer spoofing VMware Workstation 17 intentionally prevents changing Type 1 fields. No edits will make Windows see a different manufacturer. ChatGPT is often wrong about things, maybe someone else can offer you a better solution.