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  1. 09-28-2011 #1
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    Windows 8 Doesn’t Support Windows Virtual PC or Virtual PC 2007



    Early adopters playing around with the Developer Preview of Windows 8 have undoubtedly come across a few issues when attempting to deploy the platform as a guest OS in a virtual machine running in a virtualization solution from Microsoft.

    The first public taste of the next iteration of Windows is still in the Milestone 3 (M3) stage of the development process, and as such, various issues, including incompatibility problems, are to be expected.

    Fact is that Windows 8 Developer Preview Build 8102 M3 is incompatible with a few virtualization solutions, including two of Microsoft’s own products: Windows Virtual PC or on Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.
    Windows 8 Doesn?t Support Windows Virtual PC or Virtual PC 2007 - Softpedia
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  2. 09-30-2011 #2
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    Hi all
    works fine with vmware workstation R8 or vmware player R4.

    Your post is slightly confusing since you don't say whether W8 is the HOST system or a GUEST.

    If running on say a W7 HOST system then W8 works fine as a GUEST OS (a VM) on vmware workstation V8 or vmware player R4.



    If running as a HOST system the following guest OS'es work just fine on W8 x-64 (haven't tried W8 x-86)

    I've got these vm's running : W7 x-64
    W2K3 server
    XP SP3
    W2008 server

    No probs whatsoever in booting the guest OS'es

    vmware installs 100% ok on W8.

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  3. 09-30-2011 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo45 View Post
    Your post is slightly confusing since you don't say whether W8 is the HOST system or a GUEST.

    vmware installs 100% ok on W8.

    Cheers
    jimbo
    He's didn't plug the words from his head, it's a quote from softpedia is it not?

    I'm still waiting for VMware server to be compatible, let me know when it is
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  4. 09-30-2011 #4
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    I installed Win 8 x86 as a guest on a Win8 x64 host and it works fine
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