I have not attempted upgrading to 5.0.6 yet, but it would be the ideal solution. If it also enables the system to access the network then that would be a welcomed bonus.
If that was possible communicating with the system while its a guest within a vm would be much easier, unfortunately the version of OpenServer it is running does not support the tcp/ip stack.
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Well, its mostly just an improvement on the already stated workaround of booting the system with a date prior to 09/2015 then resetting it to the current date after logon. It is currently dependent...