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I need to configure a Windows 2003 VM so that our software product will activate.

I have used a batch file to apply the commands - adapted from those found in another forum posting - the most important for me is DMISystemSerial entered as below:-

VBoxManage setextradata CMA-5.4er20 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" "J5FTSK1"

I have attached the full batch file.

I can confirm the settings are applied using VBoxManage getextradata

When I try to start the VM it displays the error shown in the attachment and VBox.log shows:-

00:00:01.312 VMSetError: D:\tinderbox\win-4.0\src\VBox\Devices\PC\DevPcBios.cpp(960) pcbiosConstruct; rc=VERR_PDM_DEVINS_UNKNOWN_CFG_VALUES
00:00:01.312 VMSetError: Invalid configuration for device pcbios device
00:00:01.312 PDM: Failed to construct 'pcbios'/0! VERR_PDM_DEVINS_UNKNOWN_CFG_VALUES (-2801) - A device encountered an unknown configuration value. This means that the device is potentially misconfigured and the device construction or unit attachment failed because of this.
00:00:01.530 Power up failed (vrc=VERR_PDM_DEVINS_UNKNOWN_CFG_VALUES, rc=E_FAIL (0X80004005))

I would appreciate any advice. Regards, Anne Fuller

P.S. I also tried deleting and recreating the VM then just setting the serial number from the command prompt as:-

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>vboxmanage setextradata "test" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DMISystemSerial" "J5FTSK1"

The problem is the same when starting the VM. AF

What happens inside the .vbox file? attach the vbox vm file for this machine.

You need to add.... string:

In your case...
VBoxManage setextradata CMA-5.4er20 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" "string:J5FTSK1"

That'll modify the .xml located in Windows XP at: C:\Documents and Settings\<your user>\.VirtualBox\Machines\CMA-5.4er20
<ExtraData>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" value="string:J5FTSK1"/>
</ExtraData>

-Erich