There you go, you have the working Windows 2008 R2 64-bit Server OS on your X86 host OS and VirtualBox. Restart the virtual machine after the installation to see the changes & improvements. You can mount the built-in guest additions ISO file inside the guest VM from the menu bar. No need to explain every installation step.ĩ) Here is the working Windows server 2008 R2 on VirtualBox below.ġ0) It is essential to install VirtualBox guest additions to get better mouse integration, display settings, folder share and improved network performance. The installation will go smoothly if all settings are correct. Hardware Virtualization Enable VT-x/AMD-V should be enabled.Ĩ) Now start the Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine in VirtualBox. You can click on System to view the settings. Since I have an ISO file, I’m mounting it by clicking on the Folder arrow button.ħ) Make sure the following options are correct under system setting of the virtual machine. So when you boot the Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine, it will read your host physical DVD drive. If you have an installation DVD, then insert it into the host DVD drive and select the ‘Host Drive- Drive letter’ mentioned below. Set the disk size and location of the disk file on the next screen.Ĥ) Press Finish to complete disk and virtual machine creation.ĥ) Click on the storage option in virtual machine configuration settings.Ħ) Press ‘Empty’ IDE controller as mentioned below to insert the installation DVD or ISO image.
Select the Dynamically Expanding storage option. You can increase the RAM and hard disk size if your physical computer has enough resources. Follow the steps to Install Windows Server 2008 R2 on VirtualBox.Ģ) Select Windows 2008 R2 as the guest OS version.ģ) Set memory size to 1024MB, and create a new hard disk with 20GB space. Once the result confirms that your PC is 64-bit ready then you can proceed with the installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 on VirtualBox. To make sure your computer processor and motherboard support this feature read this post where you will find relevant tools for AMD and Intel processors. Windows 2008 R2 server is available in 64-bit version only, so your computer processor and motherboard should support 64-Bit architecture and VT (Virtualization Technology) to carry out this installation.Įven if you are using the 32-bit version of Operating Systems such as Windows 7, Vista and XP on the host computer, still it’s possible to use 64 Bit operating systems as a guest on VirtualBox. As fast as if you were running windows by itself.This article shows how to install Windows Server 2008 R2 on VirtualBox. The oldest version of Windows I can use is Windows XP (x86) with Service Pack 3. I just don't want to waste time trying and installing a bunch of versions that won't work. So maybe I can run 32-bit versions, but not 64-bit? Right now my business school has a deal with Microsoft where we can download any edition of Windows for free, so getting access to different Windows editions is definitely not a problem right now. I found out that the edition that I installed was not compatible with the software I needed to use so I tried Windows 7. What confuses me though, is that I was able to install and run Windows XP 32-bit through VirtualBox. It's listed as a "No" for both categories.
I have a Intel Core2 Duo Processor T5550. For Intel check this link for a list of supported model:, for AMD go to the product page and checkĪnd have you tried enabling I/O APIC for this machine? It's under Settings - General - Advanced.
Abnvolk wrote:Note that in order to run 64-bit VMs, your computer's processor must support hardware virtualization.