[TUT] Changing the BIOS date in Virtual PC and VMWare

[Overdoze]

Also, you can use this little program by me to disable sync and set the date for MSVPC. Be aware that it requires .NET Framework 4 Client Profile, if you don't have it yet.

[esc1010]

I couldn't get this method to work and the only thing that worked was setting the time on my host PC.

[hounsell]

A) This tutorial was written in 2007. I think the VMWare snippet has a few extra lines required these days.
B) Changing your time on the PC? Pffft. Bit drastic. I almost never set the date back when installing betas these days anyway, because laziness/I forget. Can generally work around it regardless.

[Overdoze]

Except for builds which refuse to install without a proper date (Whistlers, Neptune, possibly Millennium). Or is there a way to bypass that?

[hounsell]

Except for builds which refuse to install without a proper date (Whistlers, Neptune, possibly Millennium). Or is there a way to bypass that?

With Whistlers and Neptune, I engage my l33t hax0r mode and Shift+F10 and set the date back using the command line in the ~20secs you have before it does the date/time check on the first boot. It'll reset to the correct time at next boot, but it's never been an issue for me.

Not sure about Millennium.

[Overdoze]

Didn't know that trick, thanks for telling.

[Lukas Marsik]

Regarding hounsell’s trick, it doesn’t change back in vbox

[Wheatley]

With Whistlers and Neptune, I engage my l33t hax0r mode and Shift+F10 and set the date back using the command line in the ~20secs you have before it does the date/time check on the first boot. It'll reset to the correct time at next boot, but it's never been an issue for me.

Good to know I wasn't the only one who did that

[TheWinnerCollector111]

The link seems to be broken. Can anybody provide me the application? Thanks.

[BF10]

The link seems to be broken. Can anybody provide me the application? Thanks.

It's listed on TCB downloads.

[Overdoze]

If you're talking about my Virtual PC Toolkit program, it's available on TCB or here.

[TheWinnerCollector111]

Oh really? Its not on https://thecollectionbook.info/information/downloads/

Also the other website is down

[SistemaRayoXP]

"here" is a clickable link. Anyway... : https://www.krnl386.com/vpctoolkit/vpctoolkit.zip

[Overdoze]

Oh really? Its not on https://thecollectionbook.info/information/downloads/

Also the other website is down

It's under Information > Changing BIOS dates, where it's always been. Though perhaps Downloads would make more sense.

And the website I originally linked to is long gone, hence why I provided a new link.

[FixTails]

I tried the VPC method, but it said the file is corrupted...what do I do?

[somerandompep]

You only need the VMware part if you install Vmware Tools. If you don't, VMware will still keep the time. However, I face problems when using Windows 8 and 8.1 betas (or previews) in Vmware. It justs sync the time without a choice.