I want to install Windows 7 64-bit for my physical machine, and then install Windows 7 32-bit as a guess OS in a virtual machine, can this be done? If yes, what virtual machine software to use? My CPU is i5 760.
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5Uhhh, your question title and actual question do not match up, the title is basically "64-bit guest on 32-bit host " while your question itself is "64-bit host with 32-bit guest " while with Virtualbox both ways are possible (I have done both) your question is left ambiguous.– Mokubai ♦Aug 6, 2010 at 20:33
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Sorry for the confusion! And good to know that both are possible :)– Edwin YipAug 8, 2010 at 9:58
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Yes, it is possible to do that.
The tree top virtual machine software are:
- Oracle VirtualBox (free)
- VMWare (not free)
- MS Virtual PC (free)
Yes, this can be done. I have done it myself with Oracle's VirtualBox, using a 32-bit version of Windows XP as the host and a 64-bit version of Windows 7 as the guest. It works pretty well.