This is the error in Virtualbox:
Please check with your computer manufacturer to resolve any issues you are having with this computer.
These tools are built to run on IBM computers. Since this is not an IBM computer, click OK to shutdown.
Would like to know how to resolve this
Installer error for Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD
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Martin
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Re: Installer error for Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD
Get a generic Windows Server DVD. Your DVD seems to be delivered together with an IBM server and doesn't work on another system.
Re: Installer error for Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD
Is there any other way other than getting another DVD??
I installed in VMWare it seems OK, then why virtualbox doesnt work?
I installed in VMWare it seems OK, then why virtualbox doesnt work?
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mpack
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Re: Installer error for Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD
You are probably mistaken. If the installer checks the BIOS signature of the PC it's installed on, and will not install on anything except IBM, then it can't install on VMware either. Or, if it could work at all it would require that you frig the DMI information first, which is an practical option only for advanced users.