Why am I using VMWare?
Well, I have had to resort to VMWare. I don’t have anything against it really, I used to use it exclusively, but I would rather use an MS platform if it does what I need it to.
Unfortunately the VPC version for Win7 does not support 64 bit guests and I run a bunch of DCs etc.. and need to have 2k8R2 ( Win7 Server ) as well - but Win7 Server dropped support for 32 bit versions.
So, I made and ISO of the setup files and download the latest VMWare player.. when I input the ISO file, I repeatedly get the following error and could not get past it. “VMWare player has stopped working” – would you like to debug? No… not now.
Finally I came across this blog:
http://www.blogsdna.com/1918/how-to-install-windows-7-on-windows-xp-vista-using-vmware-player-complete-guide.htm
And I wondered why in the world he went to all that trouble? But, I figured he knew better, so instead of trying to specify an ISO in the initial setup, I created the VM with the Win7 options:
Once I did that, I setup the CDROM as the ISO and that worked great!
Anyway.. in case someone else runs into it , maybe this post will help.
Oh, and if any VM guys are reading - I really would like to see VPC on Win7 support 64bit! :)
Spat
