vista ultimate fails to install

help · Post by **help** » 13. Aug 2008, 20:27

hi
i want to install vista with an ultimate CD on my VBox in ubunut 8.04.
after creating a box with 20GB dynamic space and 768MB RAM i start the box with installation DVD in it.

the first screen with "windows loading the files" passes perfect by 100% but then directly appears an errormessage which can be seen in following link.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/dr.reblaus/SKMlQus ... imgmax=720

can anybody help me please

i am using a HP 8510p notebook.

if i am starting the notebook and trying to install vista directly on the system i do net get the problem

best regards

Post by **dmcgraw** » 13. Aug 2008, 21:11

The error message you are getting is pretty self-explanatory. But I will explain.

Virtual box does not support 64-bit guests.

help · Post by **help** » 13. Aug 2008, 21:26

dmcgraw wrote:The error message you are getting is pretty self-explanatory. But I will explain.

Virtual box does not support 64-bit guests.

thanks for this answer ..
but i did never choose anywhere to install the 64bit .. with the ultimate you can also install 32bit as far as i know or?

Post by **Sasquatch** » 13. Aug 2008, 22:33

Vista Ultimate, as in the retail version, has 2 DVDs inside the box. One for 32 bit and one for 64 bit. If you downloaded Vista, you just happened to download the wrong one.

help · Post by **help** » 14. Aug 2008, 11:51

thanks
does any other VM support the 64bit version? and is this version than free?
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Post by **Sasquatch** » 14. Aug 2008, 19:59

VMWare has 64 bit Guest support, but only on 64 bit Host systems. VB however has 64 bit Guest support sheduled for the next major release (if it's 1.7.0 or not is uncertain, see the FAQ). If it all goes well, you might be able to run 64 bit Guests on 32 bit Host systems, as long as you have a 64 bit capable CPU. This is still uncertain.
There is currently no advantage to run 64 bit Guest systems, so why do you want to run it?