Error: Using a Windows 7 Iso Image to create a Virtual Machine does´n´t support virtualization

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Joaquin
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Error: Using a Windows 7 Iso Image to create a Virtual Machine does´n´t support virtualization

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Hi folks!

I really hope you could help with this problem. In this case, I already create two Virtual Machines in Oracle VirtualBox 5.2, using an iso image with WIndows 72/32 Bits in one of them. The other virtual machine was created using an iso image with Windows 7/64 Bits. Everything was Ok with these two virtual machines, but I need to install a demo application who was created with VirtualBox 4.24.

When I tried to execute the setup file of this application, the third step of the installation proccess showed me an error: "Setup File doesn´t support or enable Virtualization". This failure ocurred on the two virtual machines created, which not make possible to install that application. When I go to the setting of the virtual box I checked the options of VT-x/AMD-v hardware virtualization. I would really appreciate your suggestions to solve this situation.

Thans a lot!
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Re: Error: Using a Windows 7 Iso Image to create a Virtual Machine does´n´t support virtualization

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Joaquin wrote:I need to install a demo application who was created with VirtualBox 4.24.
A demo that was created with VirtualBox? What does that mean, can you explain it a little bit?
Joaquin wrote:"Setup File doesn´t support or enable Virtualization"
If the program is looking for hardware virtualization features, there are none in the VM. VT-x does not get passed through to a guest. That setting that you refer to enables or disables VT-x on the host for that specific VM, it doens't mean that the VM has VT-x capabilities; it doesn't.
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Joaquin
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Re: Error: Using a Windows 7 Iso Image to create a Virtual Machine does´n´t support virtualization

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Thanks for your answer. Don´t you know another way to transfer the VT-x capabilities to the guest. My application needs these capabilities to be downloaded on the VM (my virtual machine guest) and operates normally.
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Re: Error: Using a Windows 7 Iso Image to create a Virtual Machine does´n´t support virtualization

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No. That is the way it is. VirtualBox does not support nested virtualization. In simple terms that means that you cannot run a vm in a vm if it requires hardware virtualization.
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Re: Error: Using a Windows 7 Iso Image to create a Virtual Machine does´n´t support virtualization

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Thanks a lot for your comments. I really need to solve taht problem. Don't you know another way, for example to install a virtual machine with Windows 7 on VMWare platform, and then download and install the setup file of the application that runs on a virtualbox (Virtual Machine) at the guest OS. How can I transfer the Vt-x capabilities using another virtual machine application? Please let me know if you cuold give me a solution or an idea
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