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I have a computer which is running with the "Windows server 2003 R2 Enterprise edition", now I wanted to install the virtual PC 2007 on the same computer to use some of the different operating system like Windows XP, Windows Vista etc... So i wanted to confirm that is it possible to install a virtual PC 2007 on the Windows server 2003 R2 Enterprise edition. Please help me to provide me the right information on this topic..
Yes you can install the virtual pc 2007 on your computer which is having windows server 2003. After seeing your post i went on the internet and searched for the query which you have with your computer. As most of the people and site they can say that there are most of the way by which you can install Virtual PC 2007 on your windows server 2003. Hope this helps you out.
When you try to install Virtual PC on your computer which supports and uses a 64-bit version of the Windows Server 2003 as the host operating system whcih can generate a bug check and then it can also shut down the operating system. It occurs because of the 64-bit versions of the operating system that protect a critical system register which Virtual PC modifies to enable the hardware-assisted virtualization. So it can be the problem which you will face, to avoid this you need to have hotfix. You can find it on the internet.
I think that it is possible to install Virtual PC 2007 on Windows Server 2003. To do this you need to follow all the steps which i have mentioned below which can help you out to install Virtual PC 2007.
1. You need to download and install a free copy of the Virtual PC 2007.
2. Then create a new Virtual Machine, which will host the guest operating system.
3. After that obtain the 32-bit version of your guest operating system, which can be done either on DVD or as an image.
4. Than capture the DVD drive or the image of the Windows Server 2003 in the Virtual Machine.
5. And after that just check out your Windows Server 2008 which is installed and it will definitely work.
As you have stated that you need to know that you want to install the virtual pc on your computer with windows server 2003. So i can say that it is possible but you need to following steps:
1. If you are trying to install virtual PC for the first time on your computer than you need to create a new virtual hard Disk. It is recommend to create a new hard disk.
2. Than for 2003 it is recommended 65,536MB.