Can't run Solidwork on WIN10 virtualbox

[king100]

HI guys

Environment
Version of Virtualbox Installed (5.1.6 r110634 (Qt5.5.1)
TYPE OF THE HOST OPERATING SYSTEM ( OS X EL CAPITAN ) AND VERSION (10.11.6)
TYPE OF THE GUEST OS ( 32-BIT OPWEATING SYSTEM , X64-BASED PROCESSOR ) AND VERSION ( 1511)

PROBLEM
i am try to accomplish this >
i want to install app called ( Solidworks that is 64 bit ) on Win. 10 inside the VirtualBox but i could not make it work and i got this " SOLIDWORKS 2016 is not supported on the 32 -bit Windows 8 operating system and will not be installed. " is there a way to install this app with out purchasing a 64 bit windows 10 ?

[socratis]

Not according to their specifications: https://files.solidworks.com/Supportfil ... lnotes.htm
I'm not sure if you can install the Windows 10 64-bit with the same license as the 32-bit. Why don't you try it?

[erdeslawe]

For info on converting Windows 10 32-bit installation to 64-bit, see: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... ab312caf74 plus there are numerous Guides available via Search (Google etc.)

[king100]

oh sorry guys but can i make 64 bit win.10 inside the virtual machine. if yes how? do only i need to download a 64 bit ISO image of win.10 and let it run?

because as far as i remember we could not run a 64 bit machine inside the virtual box.

thnaks.

[socratis]

as far as i remember we could not run a 64 bit machine inside the virtual box

That is not true. You can run both 32- and 64-bit guests on your Mac. Don't forget to select the appropriate OS option in the VM settings before you start the installation.

do only i need to download a 64 bit ISO image of win.10 and let it run?

Yes. That's it. I re-did it again last night. https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/softwar ... ndows10ISO

Having said that, I don't think that Solidworks will ever run satisfactory in a VM. They have huge graphics requirements. So big that graphics card companies often make patches to their drivers specifically for Solidworks. So, I doubt that a virtualized graphics card, like the one used in virtualization, is going to make the cut. But it doesn't hurt to try...