is it possible to run windows vista/7-64 on vista 32 ?
Posted: 12. Sep 2010, 13:35
thanks in advanced
Maybe
Chapter 3.1.2. 64-bit guests
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from the last sentence i understood that if i have a 64 host, vbox doesn't require vt-x.
Starting with Version 2.0, VirtualBox also supports 64-bit guest operating systems.
Starting with Version 2.1, you can even run 64-bit guests on a 32-bit host operating system, so long as you have sufficient hardware.
In detail, 64-bit guests are supported under the following conditions:
1. You need a 64-bit processor with hardware virtualization support (see chapter
1.2, Software vs. hardware virtualization (VT-x and AMD-V), page 10).
2. You must enable hardware virtualization for the particular VM for which you
want 64-bit support; software virtualization is not supported for 64-bit VMs.
Note: On most systems, the hardware virtualization features first need to be
enabled in the BIOS before VirtualBox can use them.
3. If you want to use 64-bit guest support on a 32-bit host operating system, you
must also select a 64-bit operating system for the particular VM. Since supporting
64 bits on 32-bit hosts incurs additional overhead, VirtualBox only enables this
support upon explicit request.
On 64-bit hosts, 64-bit guest support is always enabled, so you can simply install a 64-bit operating system in the guest.
Um. I'm pretty sure that's not true - at least it wasn't when I last checked, which is about a year ago. At that time Intel saw VT-x as a value feature, present in some lines, absent in others. And I'm talking modern Core 2 Duo processors here.stefan.becker wrote:Why developing software for the past? Every modern CPU instead of ATOM support this feature.
This is simply not true. If you have a 64-bit processor that does not support hardware virtualization you can not install a 64-bit guest.whatsup wrote: On 64-bit hosts, 64-bit guest support is always enabled, so you can simply install a 64-bit operating system in the guest.