dellfanforever
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i would like to know the best/safest way to run win 7 ultimate virtually under win xp pro sp3
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Windows XP SP3 32 bit/Win 7 Pro 32 bit
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- Windows XP SP3 32 bit/Win 7 Pro 32 bit
Way to run win7 ultimate virtually under win xp pro sp3
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Using VMware Player or Virtual Box would be the best ways. I would give the nod to VMware Player VMware Player: Run Windows 7, Chrome OS - Free Download for a Virtual PC.
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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
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- 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
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- Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti with 1 GB of RAM
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- Realtek HD ALC892
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- 20'' eMachines E202HDbmd Glare Panel Widescreen
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- 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
Yep. Those be my favorites!
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Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Wi...System 1: i7 [email protected], System 2: AMD FX-41...System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GBSystem 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon ...
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- Dell and Custom
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- Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
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- System 1: i7 [email protected], System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
- Motherboard
- System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
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- System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
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- System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
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- System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
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- System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
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- System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
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- System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
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- 10 MBPS
Why are you planning on running win7 in the VM? You can convert your existing xp install to a vm, and run it inside of win7.
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windows 7 RTM x64Phenom II 965 Quad Core 3.4GhzMushkin Blackline 8GB (4x2gb)XFX Radeon 5970 Black Edition
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- Black_Box (homebuilt)
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- windows 7 RTM x64
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- Phenom II 965 Quad Core 3.4Ghz
- Motherboard
- Asus M4A79T Deluxe
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- Mushkin Blackline 8GB (4x2gb)
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- XFX Radeon 5970 Black Edition
- Sound Card
- onboard
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- Dell 2408WPF-main Dell E248WFP-secondary
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200-main 1920x1200-secondary
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Vertex Limited Edition 100GB (OS)
x1 WD Black Edition 500GB drive (Storage)
- PSU
- XFX 850w Black Edition (Modular)
- Case
- Mountian Mods H2go
- Cooling
- CoolITSystems ECO A.L.C.
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- Logitech MX 5500 wireless keyboard
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- Razor Copperhead
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- 16Mb down/2Mb up Wowway Cable Internet
Hi there
remember that so long as the Virtualisation feature is enabled in your BIOS you CAN run a 64 bit version of W7 as a guest virtual machine on Win XP.
The only drawback here is that the HOST machine can't see more than 4GB RAM (it's a 32 bit HOST OS) so your guest OS will have to have a smaller amount of RAM.
Most people forget this but there is NO PROBLEM in testing 64 bit OS'es on a Host 32 bit system so long as the Virtualisation feature is enabled in the BIOS -- this is pretty standard now in most modern computers.
Cheers
jimbo
remember that so long as the Virtualisation feature is enabled in your BIOS you CAN run a 64 bit version of W7 as a guest virtual machine on Win XP.
The only drawback here is that the HOST machine can't see more than 4GB RAM (it's a 32 bit HOST OS) so your guest OS will have to have a smaller amount of RAM.
Most people forget this but there is NO PROBLEM in testing 64 bit OS'es on a Host 32 bit system so long as the Virtualisation feature is enabled in the BIOS -- this is pretty standard now in most modern computers.
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
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- Intel i7 Intel i5
- Memory
- 8GB, 16GB
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- On Motherboard
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD audio
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- Apple Cinema display, Samsung LCD
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- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
- 4 X 1TB SATA
- Mouse
- Toshiba wireless laser
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- > 20MB up
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