Note: Selecting "I Moved It" preserves the virtual hardware MAC addresses and hardware IDs, keeping the pre-installed Autocom activation valid.
October 2023 Authors: Dr. A. Thorne, Department of Retro-Computing & Reverse Engineering
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The post you're likely referring to is a well-known contribution by the user autocom 202023 vm en by fantomel
: Requires a PC with at least 4GB RAM (8GB recommended) and VT-x (Virtualization Technology) enabled in the BIOS. VCI Compatibility
: Before booting, click "Edit virtual machine settings" to match your laptop's hardware (e.g., allocate half of your total RAM and CPU cores to the VM).
: Download the "Autocom 2020.23 VM" archive and extract it using a tool like to a dedicated folder on your drive. : Launch VMware and select "Open a Virtual Machine" . Navigate to your extracted folder and select the file (e.g., 2020.23.vmx First Launch "Play virtual machine" . When prompted with "Did you move it or copy it?", select "I moved it" to keep the pre-configured hardware IDs intact. Hardware Connection Note: Selecting "I Moved It" preserves the virtual
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: Launch your VMware software and select "Open a Virtual Machine" . Navigate to the extracted folder and select the 2020.23.vmx file.
: VMware will prompt you with a dialog box asking if you copied or moved the virtual machine. Select "I Moved It" . Selecting "I Copied It" changes the virtual hardware IDs and network MAC addresses, which will instantly break the software pre-activation. : Launch VMware and select "Open a Virtual Machine"
: Since it is a VM, you avoid common Windows compatibility issues and driver conflicts.
Navigate to your extracted directory and select the configuration file, typically named .