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Windows 7 (64 bit) and Virtual PC (64 bit)
Windows 7 (64 bit) and Virtual PC (64 bit)
- I have installed 64 bit Windows 7. I went to the MSDN subscription downloads and grabbed a copy of Virtual PC 2007 (64 bit) and installed it. Then I tried to install Windows 2008 server (64 bit) in a virtual environment. It said that this OS needs a 64 bit environment to install on. WHAT???
I took another look at the version of virtual PC and it installed in the x86 program files folder. What gives? I am positive I downloaded the 64 bit version. There are two different copies of the 64 bit version on MSDN subscription downloads. one is multi language. I have tried both and both want to install in the x86 program files folder.
The install screen says nothing about 64 bit. Could this have been mislabeled?
Answers
- No, VPC does not support 64bit VMs. The 64bit version of VPC provides 64bit drivers for the host OS, not a 64bit virtual environment.
The only virtualization product by Microsoft that supports 64bit VMs is Hyper-V.
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- No, VPC does not support 64bit VMs. The 64bit version of VPC provides 64bit drivers for the host OS, not a 64bit virtual environment.
The only virtualization product by Microsoft that supports 64bit VMs is Hyper-V.
