Perhaps these will help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BlXxzNceEs
This is in two parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8sWBqgP1PI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pgK4pbaA1g
In Connecticut, I was able to go to an emissions inspection station to verify the VIN. I simply told the guy that there was not a second location for the vin. He checked that box on the form, and I was able to get my car registered without further difficulty.