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virtualbox 3584MB memory limit?

I am running Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager 4.1.12_Ubuntu on a 32-bit Ubuntu laptop with 8GB RAM and the 64-bit Ubuntu VM only runs with up to 3584MB of RAM (with "Enable PAE/NX" setting activated in ...
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Why do some applications run faster on a 32-bit guest VM than on the 64-bit host machine?

I have a Windows 7 x64 laptop with a Windows XP x32 guest virtual machine installed using VirtualBox. Once I ran an app on the guest and found that it ran noticeably faster than it did on the host. ...
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Running a 64-bit VirtualBox archive on a 32-bit machine

I received a VirtualBox archive that should import a virtual machine. The archive was created using Mac OS X. The problem is that it works on 64-bit machines, but not on 32-bit. On 32-bit ...
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How large is the performance loss for a 64-bit VirtualBox guest running on a 32-bit host?

I have a 64-bit Virtualbox guest running Gentoo Linux (amd64) and it is currently hosted on a 32-bit Gentoo laptop. I've noticed that the performance of the VM is very slow compared to the ...
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3answers
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Why do I get “this CPU is not compatible with 64-bit mode” on a 64-bit processor?

I have a 32-bit Ubuntu 10.10 as a host OS, VirtualBox 4.0, Windows 7 64-bit Professional as a guest OS. The laptop processor is 64-bit. When I try to load Windows 7 64-bit in VirtualBox, the error ...
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How do you keep a specific process out of virtual memory (aka paging)?

In windows, my guest VM keeps getting put into virtual memory... and then the VM freezes... because the VM is not able to respond at all. I even wait like 5 minutes and no response from the VM. How ...
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1answer
219 views

a 64 bit guest on a 32 bit host with 64 bit support

Can a 64bit Guest OS run on a 32bit Host OS if the processor is 64bit? i'm running virtualbox on ubuntu 10.04 32bit
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Can I run a Windows XP 32 bit programm on a Windows 7 64 bit processor [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Install and run 32 bit on 64 bit machine 64-bit 32-bit virtualbox virtual machine
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1answer
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VirtualBox - 64 bit OS on a 32 bit host - Pros and Cons

Is is possible to run a 64 OS in a virtual environment host that is 32 bit. Say for example, I am running Windows XP 32 bit. Would it be possible for me to run a 64bit OS using VirtualBox or VMWare. ...
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6answers
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Any way to install 32-bit Virtualbox on 64-bit Vista?

Virtualbox has a single installer for windows that installs 32 bit application on 32 bit os and 64 bit application on 64 bit os. Is it any way to install 32 bit application on 64 bit windows Vista? I ...
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Linux in VirtualBox

I've got virtualbox, I've got a linux iso. and when I go to start my virtual machine and install linux, it says "This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - ...