When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appear

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Callum
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When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appear

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If I Want To Create A new Virtual Machine The 64bit Version Doesn't Appear.
I Run Windows 8 64bit With An Intel Processor Can Someone Tell Me Why I Am Having This Isuue.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

Post by loukingjr »

you need to enable hardware virtualization in your computers BIOS.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

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You also must make sure Hyper-V or XP-mode is not enabled on the host.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

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socratis wrote:You also must make sure Hyper-V or XP-mode is not enabled on the host.
thanks. I always forget to mention that. age is a terrible thing.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

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How Do I Go To My Bios.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

Post by mpack »

The answer to that is different for every PC. For a non-speculative answer you should check your PC user manual or ask the manufacturer. The usual method is to hit F10, Del etc when the PC starts to boot up. There's often a text message telling you what key to hit.

Incidentally, if you would stop that Irritating Habit Of Capitalizing Every Word I'd be most grateful. In English you only capitalize the first word of a sentence, and proper nouns.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

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But I'm On A Compaq Pc Running Windows 8.
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Re: When I Go And Create A Virtual Machine 64bit Won't Appea

Post by Perryg »

usE googlE oR somE otheR searcH sitE tO finD ouT.

Try this term:
access bios on a compact pc
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