2014-03-28

Windows Virtual PC does NOT Support 64-bit Guest OS

Really!?!

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/577ca89f-22da-4896-bc63-e724c38950a7/windows-virtual-pc-support-64-bits-guest-os?forum=w7itprovirt

Like many others in the ensuing thread discussion on TechNet, this is annoying, frustrating and, why Microsoft, WHY?  Another example of Microsoft crippleware perhaps?

If you are a developer or administrator, and need a virtual OS instance to test/demo software, it's likely that you need to TEST on a 64-bit OS, as these are now the norm for any new builds.

Instead, your options for a free virtual machine that can house a 64-bit guest OS are Oracle's VirtualBox or VMWare Player.  I guess Microsoft only wants you to use Virtual PC to run 32-bit Windows XP.





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