I don't have a machine capable of Intel VT ("Virtualization Technology"), but I was assigned to do certain experiments with Windows Server 2008 R1 / R2
and SharePoint 2008 / 2010
. I tried installing Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
using both Virtual PC 2007 SP1
and VMware Workstation 7
, and the first tells me it can't work with x64 operating systems, while the latter tells me I would need a VT
enabled CPU, which I have no access to.
- Model: Toshiba Satellite L505
- O/S: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x86
- CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 @ 2.20GHz
- RAM: 3GB DDR2
- hard drive: 80 GB free
Is there a workaround for this? How much would I need to downgrade in order to be able to work with my current setup (e.g., Windows Server 2008 R1 x86
and SharePoint 2008 x86
, perhaps switching to Windows 7 Ultimate x86
for my main system)?
Edit: The solution was simple:
- Host: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x86
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1 x86
- Guest: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R1 SP2 x86
- Microsoft SharePoint 2007 SP2 x86
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