On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Adam Vande More <amvandem...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Craig Rodrigues <rodr...@crodrigues.org> > wrote: >> >> After exchanging a few e-mails with Bernard, I think I understand the >> problem. >> According to the VirtualBox manual: >> >> http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#intro-64bitguests >> >> The CPU needs to support hardware-assisted virtualization in order for >> VirtualBox to support 64-bit guests. >> Without the CPU support, VirtualBox cannot do it. I double checked >> this with CoreInfo.exe from Windows Sysinternals utilities, >> and also from the Intel data sheet for my CPU: >> >> http://ark.intel.com/products/30787 >> (VT-x option not supported) >> >> >> I will use QEMU under Windows until I can get a better machine. :) > > > I believe a Windows 7 product key will activate either 32 or 64 install, so > unless you have a specific reason to install 64 bit then you are likely > better using 32 anyway. 32 bit OS's and apps use less memory than their > corresponding 64 bit counterparts. > > > > -- > Adam Vande More
Hi, Yes, you are right. Windows 7 comes on 2-DVD's, one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit. The same product key can be used for either version. I had installed 64-bit Windows with the intent of testing out 64-bit guest OS's under FreeBSD, and was unaware of the requirements for hardware assisted virtualization. :) I am interested in developing and testing 32-bit and 64-bit Windows binaries anyways, so I will keep my install for now. :) Thanks. -- Craig Rodrigues rodr...@crodrigues.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-emulation-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
