Virtual PC 2007 Setup

Gtiracer · 12 May 2011 at 10:08

Just setting up virtual PC on my home system. but my windows installation file is on my PC, not a disk, how can I get Virtual PC to recognise this please? Does it have to be an ISO file?

Gtiracer · 12 May 2011 at 10:14

Meekal said:
If you make it an Iso, you can tell it to boot from the ISO.

thanks, I take it I place the iso file in my VMware folder?

Gtiracer · 12 May 2011 at 13:40

Hairybudda said:
VPC2007 can grab an ISO, i think it's something along the lines of options->capture iso (once you've booted the VM up). It needs to be in ISO format or a burned bootable disc to boot from, unless you already have a VHD/VMC combo built, in which case you just need to open the .vmc file.

I have tried this, it says loading files but then it says:

Windows failed to start, blah blah blah

Info: Attemtpting to load a 64 bit application, however this CPU is not compatible with 64 bit mode.

So a little confused now, in my BIOS, hardware virtualisation is enabled

Gtiracer · 12 May 2011 at 13:47

bledd. said:
Your CPU doesn't support it then

its an i7 980x and Im running windows 7 64 bit as my main system trying to virtualize windows 7 64 bit?

Don't understand why it shouldn't support it?

Gtiracer · 12 May 2011 at 13:53

marc2003 said:
assuming it's the i7 980x in his sig, then i think it's pretty safe to say it does support hardware VT.

it's virtual PC that does not support 64bit guests. so grab virtualbox or vmware player. my preference is for vmware.

Ok will give that a try, thanks for the advice