Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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The video has instructions to setup a virtual machine of the PIWIS 2 diagnostics software using Oracle's Virtualbox.
PIWIS 2 is native to Windows XP. Setting up a virtual machine ensures you will have a PIWIS without the need to own/maintain an XP computer.
This setup was initially described on the Planet 9 forum (link below). Since the initial description, a few issues have been discovered and rectified.
The major issue was the software imprint expiring and the menus not being available. The solution to this problem is starting the virtual machine using a batch file (Windows machines only). This resets the date back to 2019 rather than taking the date from the host machine, ensuring the software imprint doesn't expire. This solution was discovered and the solution implemented by a number or smart people on Planet 9 and other forums. A big thanks to the people who spent a bunch of time sorting this.
Links to resources and the files you need below:
Download of the PIWIS virtual machine file (approx 12GB):
drive.google.com/file/d/1ST3ZMgxvyufgvMNMlmany9Om4NpwDVny/view?usp=sharing
Download of the batch file to start the VM:
drive.google.com/file/d/1PHh8Uagohz9V0eKm4r09Yh17G6iedICI/view?usp=sharing
Download of the PIWIS instructions document from Porsche:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ds0GgTPJ9IxT965bS5uM1N43QV-GXPKn/view?usp=sharing
Link to the original thread relating to setup of the VM:
planet-9.com/threads/piwis-2-setup-as-a-virtual-machine.238021
Link to the troubleshooting thread. The imprinting procedures discussed here are no longer required if you start using a batch file.
planet-9.com/threads/piwis-2-virtual-machine-troubleshooting.245411
Link to donate:
paypal.me/Richodonate
The video has instructions to setup a virtual machine of the PIWIS 2 diagnostics software using Oracle's Virtualbox.
PIWIS 2 is native to Windows XP. Setting up a virtual machine ensures you will have a PIWIS without the need to own/maintain an XP computer.
This setup was initially described on the Planet 9 forum (link below). Since the initial description, a few issues have been discovered and rectified.
The major issue was the software imprint expiring and the menus not being available. The solution to this problem is starting the virtual machine using a batch file (Windows machines only). This resets the date back to 2019 rather than taking the date from the host machine, ensuring the software imprint doesn't expire. This solution was discovered and the solution implemented by a number or smart people on Planet 9 and other forums. A big thanks to the people who spent a bunch of time sorting this.
Links to resources and the files you need below:
Download of the PIWIS virtual machine file (approx 12GB):
drive.google.com/file/d/1ST3ZMgxvyufgvMNMlmany9Om4NpwDVny/view?usp=sharing
Download of the batch file to start the VM:
drive.google.com/file/d/1PHh8Uagohz9V0eKm4r09Yh17G6iedICI/view?usp=sharing
Download of the PIWIS instructions document from Porsche:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ds0GgTPJ9IxT965bS5uM1N43QV-GXPKn/view?usp=sharing
Link to the original thread relating to setup of the VM:
planet-9.com/threads/piwis-2-setup-as-a-virtual-machine.238021
Link to the troubleshooting thread. The imprinting procedures discussed here are no longer required if you start using a batch file.
planet-9.com/threads/piwis-2-virtual-machine-troubleshooting.245411
