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05-26-2009
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| | running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualization Dear all i have Sony VAIO and it does not enable Hardware virtualization from the BIOS. i installed Windows 7 and want to run VPC over it. i cannot use the windows Virtual PC and when i install VPC 2007 SP1 it cannot run because of a known combatability issue any ideas? |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualization Are you saying your laptop doesn't support virtualization or are you saying that it does and you can't enable it? -- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Hossam Khalifa" <Hossam Khalifa@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F26EC562-E346-4661-86BB-DF32632E0310@xxxxxx Quote: > Dear all > > i have Sony VAIO and it does not enable Hardware virtualization from the > BIOS. i installed Windows 7 and want to run VPC over it. i cannot use the > windows Virtual PC and when i install VPC 2007 SP1 it cannot run because > of a > known combatability issue any ideas? |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualization Hossam Khalifa wrote: Quote: > Dear all > > i have Sony VAIO and it does not enable Hardware virtualization from the > BIOS. i installed Windows 7 and want to run VPC over it. i cannot use the > windows Virtual PC and when i install VPC 2007 SP1 it cannot run because of a > known combatability issue any ideas? Have you installed the correct (32 bit or 64 bit) version of VPC 2007? -- David Wilkinson Visual C++ MVP |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualizatio it says that this version is not supported on your operating system please contact Microsoft. i have Windows 7 64 bit and i am installing the 64 bit of the VPC 2007 SP1 "David Wilkinson" wrote: Quote: > Hossam Khalifa wrote: Quote: > > Dear all > > > > i have Sony VAIO and it does not enable Hardware virtualization from the > > BIOS. i installed Windows 7 and want to run VPC over it. i cannot use the > > windows Virtual PC and when i install VPC 2007 SP1 it cannot run because of a > > known combatability issue any ideas? > What known compatibility issue? > > Have you installed the correct (32 bit or 64 bit) version of VPC 2007? > > -- > David Wilkinson > Visual C++ MVP > |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualizatio Hossam Khalifa wrote: Quote: > it says that this version is not supported on your operating system please > contact Microsoft. > i have Windows 7 64 bit and i am installing the 64 bit of the VPC 2007 SP1 warning is "normal"), but I have heard that VPC2007 will install on Windows 7. -- David Wilkinson Visual C++ MVP |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualizatio yes it will install normally but it will not run, even i tried to change the compatability of the exe and run it as Vista but it didn't work. "David Wilkinson" wrote: Quote: > Hossam Khalifa wrote: Quote: > > it says that this version is not supported on your operating system please > > contact Microsoft. > > i have Windows 7 64 bit and i am installing the 64 bit of the VPC 2007 SP1 > But will it in fact install? I have not done it myself (so I do not know if this > warning is "normal"), but I have heard that VPC2007 will install on Windows 7. > > -- > David Wilkinson > Visual C++ MVP > |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualizatio Hossam Khalifa wrote: Quote: > yes it will install normally but it will not run, even i tried to change the > compatability of the exe and run it as Vista but it didn't work. Didn't work What do these things mean? -- David Wilkinson Visual C++ MVP |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualization On 5月26日, 下午8时48分, Hossam Khalifa <Hossam Khal...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Dear all > > i have Sony VAIO and it does not enable Hardware virtualization from the > BIOS. i installed Windows 7 and want to run VPC over it. i cannot use the > windows Virtual PC and when i install VPC 2007 SP1 it cannot run because of a > known combatability issue any ideas? |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualization On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:06:54 -0400, "David B." <mail@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Are you saying your laptop doesn't support virtualization or are you saying >that it does and you can't enable it? enable it without hacking the BIOS. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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05-26-2009
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| | Re: running Virtual PC on Windows 7 with no hardware virtualization I guess that's one way to get out of providing support for it, and another reason in the already long list that I'll never buy a Sony -- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Steve Jain [MVP]" <noreply.-@-.essjae.com> wrote in message news:m5io15194m8oams2kbutso5h4kpn0e6gvl@xxxxxx Quote: > On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:06:54 -0400, "David B." <mail@xxxxxx> > wrote: > Quote: >>Are you saying your laptop doesn't support virtualization or are you >>saying >>that it does and you can't enable it? > Sony removes the option to enable virtualiation support. You cannot > enable it without hacking the BIOS. > > -- > Cheers, > Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP > http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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