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  • Monday, November 02, 2009 2:22 AMBoblam Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I want to create a 32 bit Windows 7 Virutal Machine on a 32 bit Windows 7 host.  Both would be Windows Ultimate. 

    What software do I need?
    1.  Virtual PC 2007
    2.  Windows Virtual PC (Only)
    3.  Windows XP Mode & Windows Virtual PC

    Will this even work or are there a lot of issues?
     

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  • Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:12 AMBoblam Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    According to the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 download page,
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=28C97D22-6EB8-4A09-A7F7-F6C7A1F000B5&displaylang=en 

    Windows Server® 2008 Standard is a supported Guest OS (at least for Vista).  I tried this on a Windows 7 PC and it seems to work. 

    I also loaded a Windows 7 host and guest using Windows Virtual PC.  This worked very well.  The new integration features are nice.  Highly recommend this approach.

    I didn't need this option so I didn't try it.  I agree that this is just the Windows XP bits.
    Windows 7 host and XP guest - Windows XP Mode & Windows Virtual PC

    Windows 7 host and Server 2008 guest - Virtual PC 2007 SP1.  Again, this looks like a supported configuration for Windows Vista and works on Windows 7.

    You are probably right that you can't run Virtual PC 2007 and Windows Virtual PC on the same machine.  Not sure this is necessary in my case anyway.

    Don't know why they don't have a better chart somewhere for this.
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  • Monday, November 02, 2009 2:27 AMBoblam Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    I forgot to mention I do not want XP mode.  I really only want to create Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 virtual machines on a Windows 7 machine.
     
  • Monday, November 02, 2009 3:01 AMShaon ShanMSFT, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    We can install the Windows Virtual PC and use it to create the guest Windows 7 system.

    Meanwhile, Windows Server 2008 is not supported as a guest system. Please refer this page.
     
  • Monday, November 02, 2009 1:53 PMBoblam Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    So I need to install the following:

    Windows 7 host and guest - Windows Virtual PC

    Windows 7 host and XP guest - Windows XP Mode & Windows Virtual PC

    Windows 7 host and Server 2008 guest - Virtual PC 2007 SP1

    I think I could have done all of the guests with Virtual PC 2007 SP1.

    Do I need Windows XP Mode to get the features mentioned at the link below or is this part of Windows Virtual PC (without XP Mode) as well?
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/features/compare.aspx 

     
  • Monday, November 02, 2009 7:55 PMsmjainMVPUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Windows XP mode is not a virtualization application, it's just an OS. 
    You can't run WinVPC and VPC2007 together. 


    XPMode has the Integration components (IC) pre-installed, which is what, in combination with WinVPC give you those features.  You don't need XPMode for this, you could install your own XP OS and add the IC and have the same result.  IC are only supported for XP SP3, Vista, and Win7.

    No matter which you choose (VPC2007 or WinVPC), you will have at least one OS that is not supported by MS.  What this really means is that the OS will run, but you will not be able to receive technical support from Microsoft product support services (PSS).
    • Edited bysmjainMVPTuesday, November 03, 2009 1:50 AMincorrect info
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  • Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:12 AMBoblam Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    According to the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 download page,
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=28C97D22-6EB8-4A09-A7F7-F6C7A1F000B5&displaylang=en 

    Windows Server® 2008 Standard is a supported Guest OS (at least for Vista).  I tried this on a Windows 7 PC and it seems to work. 

    I also loaded a Windows 7 host and guest using Windows Virtual PC.  This worked very well.  The new integration features are nice.  Highly recommend this approach.

    I didn't need this option so I didn't try it.  I agree that this is just the Windows XP bits.
    Windows 7 host and XP guest - Windows XP Mode & Windows Virtual PC

    Windows 7 host and Server 2008 guest - Virtual PC 2007 SP1.  Again, this looks like a supported configuration for Windows Vista and works on Windows 7.

    You are probably right that you can't run Virtual PC 2007 and Windows Virtual PC on the same machine.  Not sure this is necessary in my case anyway.

    Don't know why they don't have a better chart somewhere for this.
    • Marked As Answer byBoblam Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:12 AM
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