Can't Install Windows7 On Vmware 7.14
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What operating system do you have now? I don't understand why you are trying to install Windows 7 on a virtual machine. Generally the virtual machine is used to install XP or and older operating system on Windows 7 or Vista.
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Desk Top with Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit and L...8Gig
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion g7-1260us Notebook
- OS
- Desk Top with Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit and Lap Top with Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
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- 8Gig
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Not really. Many install the same OS they are physically using, on a VM. To test out software/scenarios that would be similar on the OS on their physical machines.
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full ...12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C...Zotac Geforce GTX 770
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Airbot 2.0
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
- CPU
- Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
- Motherboard
- Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
- Memory
- 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Zotac Geforce GTX 770
- Sound Card
- ASUS Xonar D2X
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- 1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
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- 1920x1080@60hz
- Hard Drives
- 1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)
Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
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- Corsair HX1000W
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF 932
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- Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
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- Logitech Wireless MK700
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[/QUOTE]Not really. Many install the same OS they are physically using, on a VM. To test out software/scenarios that would be similar on the OS on their physical machines.[/QUOTE]
Well--I learned something. I didn't know that. I believe that the message about not enough RAM is certainly not right. It's strange that you are getting that message. I have Windows 7 and put XP on a virtual machine with no problem. Most of the members on this forum know more than I do. I'm sure one of them will have an answer for you.
Well--I learned something. I didn't know that. I believe that the message about not enough RAM is certainly not right. It's strange that you are getting that message. I have Windows 7 and put XP on a virtual machine with no problem. Most of the members on this forum know more than I do. I'm sure one of them will have an answer for you.
My Computer
At a glance
Desk Top with Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit and L...8Gig
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion g7-1260us Notebook
- OS
- Desk Top with Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit and Lap Top with Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
- Memory
- 8Gig
- Screen Resolution
- 1600x900
My Computer
At a glance
Windows7 x64
- OS
- Windows7 x64
Hi there
With 8GB RAM you should be able to run at least 4 or 5 VM's !!!
I've never seen this problem before
Does Windows on the HOST machine recognize you've got 8GB RAM installed.
A Virtual W7 VM will run just fine when allocated 1 GB RAM -- in any case you can't really equate the Virtual RAM requirements for a VM with the RAM requirements for a PHYSICAL machine.
It's not a simple 1:1 relationship.
But to get back to the topic -- check the RAM used by the HOST and RAM RECOGNIZED by the host.
Cheers
jimbo
With 8GB RAM you should be able to run at least 4 or 5 VM's !!!
I've never seen this problem before
Does Windows on the HOST machine recognize you've got 8GB RAM installed.
A Virtual W7 VM will run just fine when allocated 1 GB RAM -- in any case you can't really equate the Virtual RAM requirements for a VM with the RAM requirements for a PHYSICAL machine.
It's not a simple 1:1 relationship.
But to get back to the topic -- check the RAM used by the HOST and RAM RECOGNIZED by the host.
Cheers
jimbo
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Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and se...Intel i7 Intel i58GB, 16GBOn Motherboard
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- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom built, several laptops HP/ASUS
- OS
- Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
- CPU
- Intel i7 Intel i5
- Memory
- 8GB, 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- On Motherboard
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Apple Cinema display, Samsung LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
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- 4 X 1TB SATA
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- Toshiba wireless laser
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In VMware Workstation, go to Edit --> Preferences and then select the Memory Tab and see how much memory is allowed to be used by the program and also try using the option "Allow some virtual machine memory to be swapped" if it is not already selected.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Intel Core i3 530 2.93 Ghz Clarkdale4 GB OCZ DDR3 1600 (PC12800) Low Voltage Desk...Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti with 1 GB of RAM
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
- CPU
- Intel Core i3 530 2.93 Ghz Clarkdale
- Motherboard
- ASRock P55 PRO/USB3 LGA 1156
- Memory
- 4 GB OCZ DDR3 1600 (PC12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti with 1 GB of RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD ALC892
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 20'' eMachines E202HDbmd Glare Panel Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Black Edition (7200 RPM) SATA
Hitachi Deskstar 500 GB (7200 RPM) SATA
Samsung SpinPoint 400 GB (7200 RPM) SATA
- PSU
- Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-D-B ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V (750W)
- Case
- Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Mid-Tower
- Cooling
- Standard Case Fans and Stock CPU Heatsink
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite
- Internet Speed
- 7.1 Mbps Verizon DSL
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