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QUESTION: VAIL + WINDOWS 7 on a computer

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I have a desktop computer running Windows 7 (32-bit) that is a part of my workgroup in my house. It is on all the time but is used only occasionally. It has an Athlon 64 bit processor, 4GB memory and is only 3 years old. Since I have an unused 2TB HDD available, I am wondering if I could install Vail on it and run both Win 7 and Vail on the same computer. All desktop computers on my network are hardwired. Can anybody offer expert advice? Thanks in advance.Sunday, November 14, 2010 1:26 AM
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Some folks have had some success running both operating systems concurrently on the same machine using virtualization.
See the link here: http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/05/18/transform-your-vail-whs-into-a-media-center-pc-part-1/
The Holy Grail for most of these efforts is to get Media Center running with Vail, but if you have another reason for wanting to run Win 7 concurrently you might have more success.
I'm assuming you're talking about having both running concurrently rather than a dual-boot scenario, which would be easy to do.
Good luck,
John
Vail Server HW: Asus socket 775 mobo, E6500 dual core processor. 4 1.5 TB Seagate Barracuda 5400 RPM drives, 1 IDE DVD drive, 2GB RAM, latest build of Vail- Marked as answer by Jonas Svensson -FST- Friday, December 17, 2010 1:11 AM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7:51 PM -
Some folks have had some success running both operating systems concurrently on the same machine using virtualization.
IMHO, this article describes exactly the wrong approach. If you want Windows 7 and WHS to run on the same hardware, then the Windows 7 should be the host and WHS should be in the virtual machine.
See the link here: <http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/05/18/transform-your-vail-whs-into-a-media-center-pc-part-1/>
David Wilkinson | Visual C++ MVP- Marked as answer by Jonas Svensson -FST- Friday, December 17, 2010 1:11 AM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:44 PM
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Some folks have had some success running both operating systems concurrently on the same machine using virtualization.
See the link here: http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/05/18/transform-your-vail-whs-into-a-media-center-pc-part-1/
The Holy Grail for most of these efforts is to get Media Center running with Vail, but if you have another reason for wanting to run Win 7 concurrently you might have more success.
I'm assuming you're talking about having both running concurrently rather than a dual-boot scenario, which would be easy to do.
Good luck,
John
Vail Server HW: Asus socket 775 mobo, E6500 dual core processor. 4 1.5 TB Seagate Barracuda 5400 RPM drives, 1 IDE DVD drive, 2GB RAM, latest build of Vail- Marked as answer by Jonas Svensson -FST- Friday, December 17, 2010 1:11 AM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 7:51 PM -
Some folks have had some success running both operating systems concurrently on the same machine using virtualization.
IMHO, this article describes exactly the wrong approach. If you want Windows 7 and WHS to run on the same hardware, then the Windows 7 should be the host and WHS should be in the virtual machine.
See the link here: <http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/05/18/transform-your-vail-whs-into-a-media-center-pc-part-1/>
David Wilkinson | Visual C++ MVP- Marked as answer by Jonas Svensson -FST- Friday, December 17, 2010 1:11 AM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:44 PM -
IMHO, this article describes exactly the wrong approach. If you want Windows 7 and WHS to run on the same hardware, then the Windows 7 should be the host and WHS should be in the virtual machine.
David Wilkinson | Visual C++ MVP
Agreed, that's the first thing I thought when I read it. I wasn't endorsing the method, just citing an example of someone trying to get both OSs running at the same time.
Vail Server HW: Asus socket 775 mobo, E6500 dual core processor. 4 1.5 TB Seagate Barracuda 5400 RPM drives, 1 IDE DVD drive, 2GB RAM, latest build of VailTuesday, November 16, 2010 10:09 PM