: Significant hardware upgrades (like a new motherboard) or OS updates can change the UID that the software expects to see. Common Solutions

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Install Autodata 3.45 inside a VM (like VMware or VirtualBox) running Windows 7. Since the "hardware" in a VM never changes, you can move the VM to a new computer without ever triggering the hardware mismatch error.

The error "Hardware Information Does Not Match" is a legacy software conflict, not a broken computer. By applying the registry fix and consistently running the application as an Administrator, Autodata 3.45 can run successfully on Windows 10 and 11.

Some versions of Autodata 3.45 are hard-coded to expire after a certain date.

Run the appropriate registry file ( RegSettings_x86.reg or RegSettings_x64.reg ) based on your operating system architecture. :

If you are running Autodata 3.45 inside a pre-configured Virtual Machine image (OVA/VMDK format) and receive this error, your hypervisor has altered the hardware emulation. Shut down the virtual machine. Open your VM settings (VMware Workstation or VirtualBox). Navigate to the settings.