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Hello everyone,

I recently had to build a new PC and went with Windows 8.1. I play an MMo and had too many compatibility problems so I decided to run it on VM.
After installation I discovered the guy running this game server (it's a private server of a long extinct game) put some kind of exception for VM, I'm guessing as a protection from double-boxing. Seeing as this seems the only way for me to run the game and the server admin is MIA 99% of the time, I want to ask the community here how a program would go about prohibiting use in a VM and how could I possibly circumvent it?

My thanks in advance.

I would imagine that it's the game itself, running inside the VM, which is detecting that it's running in a VM. It is not the server doing the detection, because the server couldn't tell anything from the network traffic.

I'm afraid that if software wants to detect that it's running in a VM, then there is no way to prevent it. Aside from checking DMI data and driver ID strings the app can also do implicit testing, e.g. if the graphics hardware isn't recognized: VM. If the hardware is apparantly much older than the CPU:VM. If a timing test shows an abnormally high latency accessing a particular piece of hardware: VM.

You need to contact the software company if you want them to change their VM policy.

Thanks for the quick response, even if it's not what I'd hoped.

A little more info. It's not the program. As mentioned, the game is long extinct and no longer supported my the long dead company (ca. 2006).
I have run it on a different server in VM before. This server requires using a .dll file (anti-hack) run in tandem with the game .exe.

Not sure this info would make a difference, but there you go.

No, that information doesn't make me want to change anything from my earlier post.

Alright...thanks