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Old 03-06-2009   #1 (permalink)
Steve Jain [MVP]


 
 

Re: Does VPC support 64 bit OS?

On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:43:40 GMT, "Al"<al@xxxxxx> wrote:
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Quote:

>> Hello,
>> I am trying to load 64 bit Vista as a guest but there is an error:
>> "Attempting to load a 64-bit application, however this CPU is not compatible
>> with 64-bit mode"
>> My computer has AMD Athlon 64-bit dual mode CPU.
>> Jack
>>
>
>you can run 64-bit OS on Virtual PC or VMware, but your CPU must support VT (Intel) or AMD-V (AMD)
>
No, you can't run a 64bit OS in Virtual PC, only 32bit, regardless of
the host's hardware

VMWare does allow 64bit OSes providing you have necessary hardware.

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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