running 32 bit Vista with 64 bit virtuals

[vyaw2003@gmail.com]

Hello,
if i am running AMD k2 6000 64 bit processor, can i run 32 bit Vista
(enterprise) and also run 64 bit virtuals (exchange 2007 64 bit)
Thanks

 

[Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: running 32 bit Vista with 64 bit virtuals

Not with any Microsoft virtualization product. VMWare claims to do it, but
I've only ever used a 64bit host there. Your 32-bit vista is limited to 4gb
of RAM, which isn't going to leave much to run a 64bit Exchange VM in any
case.

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<vyaw2003@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> if i am running AMD k2 6000 64 bit processor, can i run 32 bit Vista
> (enterprise) and also run 64 bit virtuals (exchange 2007 64 bit)
> Thanks
>