id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 1751 Allow SMBIOS information to be copied from host Roland Kaufmann "Please see this thread: , in particular the original message from user disz and the one at Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:53 pm. In short the request is to add functionality to copy the SMBIOS information from the host to be reflected in the guest machine. Use case: One prefers for instance Linux as the main operating system. The machine was however originally delivered with Windows, including some software that is desirable to run. Dual-booting is considered cumbersome. This problem could be solved by running the software in a virtualized, seamless Windows guest, but this requires that the OEM version has access to the correct SMBIOS information in order to not fail activation." enhancement new other VirtualBox 1.6.2 smbios oem activation windows xp other other