Posso executar uma VM do Windows 8 de 64 bits em um host do Windows 7 de 32 bits do VirtualBox?

Question

Eu tenho um laptop com um processador de 64 bits executando o Windows 7 de 32 bits.

É possível instalar o Windows 8 de 64 bits através do VirtualBox nesta configuração? Qual versão do VirtualBox eu tenho que baixar?

    

Answer 1

Sim, o VirtualBox pode executar um convidado de 64 bits em um SO host de 32 bits, com algumas condições, consulte os Perguntas frequentes sobre o Virtual Box , citadas abaixo:

VirtualBox supports 64-bit guest operating systems, even on 32-bit host operating systems,[11] provided that the following conditions are met:

• You need a 64-bit processor with hardware virtualization support (see the section called “Hardware vs. software virtualization”).

• You must enable hardware virtualization for the particular VM for which you want 64-bit support; software virtualization is not supported for 64-bit VMs.

• If you want to use 64-bit guest support on a 32-bit host operating system, you must also select a 64-bit operating system for the particular VM. Since supporting 64 bits on 32-bit hosts incurs additional overhead, VirtualBox only enables this support upon explicit request.