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04-14-2009
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| | No virtual environment for 64bit development with DirectX So Virtual PC does not support 64bit guests and VMWare does not support DirectX. This means that for 64bit graphics development, there is NO virtual environment available. This is crazy considering that we are only 8 months away from the release of Windows 7 and that Windows XP and Vista have a 64bit verson. What is the problem here? Is Microsoft unable to do 64bit virtualization? Apparently so because there is NO sign that anything is happening here. It is time for the user community to demand this. We have been encouraged to more to virtual environments and we expect the tools providers to offer them. Microsoft - I am willing to pay for 64bit Virtual PC (i.e. 64bit Guest on a 64bit host) but I need it quickly! |
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04-14-2009
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| | Re: No virtual environment for 64bit development with DirectX "davea" <davea@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5ABB1AC8-C827-4BB2-AEC9-E3BA809A26F0@xxxxxx Quote: > Is Microsoft unable to do 64bit virtualization? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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04-14-2009
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| | Re: No virtual environment for 64bit development with DirectX Thanks Mark, Does this mean that we will get a Workstation product soon? We desperately need a way to have Vista 64bit and Windows 7 64bit virtual environments for development soon. Our development cycles are getting shorter and shorter. Thanks, dave "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > "davea" <davea@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:5ABB1AC8-C827-4BB2-AEC9-E3BA809A26F0@xxxxxx > Quote: > > Is Microsoft unable to do 64bit virtualization? > Not at all: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > > > -- > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVP > http://www.markrae.net > > |
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04-14-2009
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| | Re: No virtual environment for 64bit development with DirectX "davea" <davea@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:09E1C20D-8A83-4F8F-9DF3-DFEACC6E35A9@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: Quote: >>> Is Microsoft unable to do 64bit virtualization? Quote: Quote: Quote: > Does this mean that we will get a workstation product soon? Quote: > We desperately need a way to have Vista 64bit and Windows 7 64bit virtual > environments for development soon. Our development cycles are getting > shorter > and shorter. -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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04-14-2009
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| | Re: No virtual environment for 64bit development with DirectX >You can do that now, but unfortunately not with Microsoft products... Not with VPC or Virtual Server -- Hyper-V and Win2008 w/Hyper-V can do it, and Win2008 w/hyper-V is what I'd suggest using for 64-bit Vista and Win-7 development in a VM. -- Bob Comer On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:13:40 +0100, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >"davea" <davea@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:09E1C20D-8A83-4F8F-9DF3-DFEACC6E35A9@xxxxxx > Quote: Quote: >>>> Is Microsoft unable to do 64bit virtualization? Quote: Quote: Quote: >> Does this mean that we will get a workstation product soon? >Nothing has been announced... > Quote: >> We desperately need a way to have Vista 64bit and Windows 7 64bit virtual >> environments for development soon. Our development cycles are getting >> shorter >> and shorter. >You can do that now, but unfortunately not with Microsoft products... |
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04-16-2009
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| | Re: No virtual environment for 64bit development with DirectX On Apr 14, 2:10*pm, "jorgensen" <jo...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > And VirtualPC does not support USB and multible CPUs - a lot to be improved, > but we have to wait to see what Microsoft have in mind on virtualization. > > VirtualBox support USB, 64-bit host/guest and multible CPUs - not sure about > DirectX, but I believe it does! > > "davea" <da...@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:5ABB1AC8-C827-4BB2-AEC9-E3BA809A26F0@xxxxxx > Quote: > > So Virtual PC does not support 64bit guests and VMWare does not support > > DirectX. Quote: > > This means that for 64bit graphics development, there is NO virtual > > environment available. This is crazy considering that we are only 8 months > > away from the release of Windows 7 and that Windows XP and Vista have a > > 64bit > > verson. Quote: > > What is the problem here? Is Microsoft unable to do 64bit virtualization? > > Apparently so because there is NO sign that anything is happening here. Quote: > > It is time for the user community to demand this. We have been encouraged > > to > > more to virtual environments and we expect the tools providers to offer > > them. Quote: > > Microsoft - I am willing to pay for 64bit Virtual PC (i.e. 64bit Guest on > > a > > 64bit host) but I need it quickly! VirtualBox supports OpenGL |
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