Virtual win8 on windows 7 setup help

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  1. Puffingmad

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    #1 Puffingmad, Oct 16, 2012
    Hi

    I have just been trying to install win8 on a win7 host

    I have tried VMare and Virtualbox I can install win7 using both not a problem

    Every time I try to install win8 i get this error the same on vmware and virtualbox

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    The win8 image and DVD i am using is good i have installed from it before just not in a virtual machine

    Any help appreciated :confused:
     
  2. user_hidden

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    #2 user_hidden, Oct 16, 2012
    that is because your host CPU does not support NX bit.
    you can not install Win8 on that system, or run it in a VM.
     
  3. Puffingmad

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    #3 Puffingmad, Oct 16, 2012
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    my host system will install and run that version of win8 as a host os so how come it wont run it as a virtual os

    E6550 core2 duo and 4 gb of ram
     
  4. sebus

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    #4 sebus, Oct 16, 2012
  5. Puffingmad

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    #5 Puffingmad, Oct 16, 2012 (OP)
    My processor supports NX as I have had win8 running on this pc I enabled NX in Virtualbox settings and still got the same result
    The same with VMware checked all the settings same result
     
  6. sebus

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    #6 sebus, Oct 16, 2012
    Enable it in BIOS (of the physical machine)
     
  7. urie

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    #7 urie, Oct 16, 2012
    The simplest of answers same with windows 7 ;)
     
  8. Puffingmad

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    #8 Puffingmad, Oct 16, 2012 (OP)
    Thanks I didn't have to enable NX couldn't find it but found a enable virtualization option enabled that :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

    Thanks for helping me round one more bit of the learning curve:worthy:
     
  9. Puffingmad

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    #9 Puffingmad, Oct 17, 2012 (OP)
    Forgive me if this sounds like a silly question as I am new to running virtual systems

    Ram allocation I presume that the same rules apply as in a normal installation win8 x64 needs 2gb minimum ?
     
  10. anarchist9027

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    #10 anarchist9027, Oct 17, 2012
    Yes, that is correct. You just need to have the physical Ram on your computer available.
     
  11. Puffingmad

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    #11 Puffingmad, Oct 17, 2012 (OP)
    Sweet I have 4GB at the moment so both host and guest should work ok
     
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    #12 anarchist9027, Oct 17, 2012
    I just wouldn't recommend running more than 2 Virtual Machines unless you have more than 6 GB of RAM, just for future reference :biggrin:
     
  13. Puffingmad

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    #13 Puffingmad, Oct 17, 2012 (OP)
    Cant see me running more than one unless I upgrade the ram a bit