test install xp64 on 32bit machine?

subway · 20-12-2005 11:06pm #1

acording to ms in may2005 conference its not possible -

"A: There is no way to virtualize a 64-bit environment on a 32-bit processor. 64-bit by nature is hardware dependent. So until there is a 64-but version of Virtual PC running on a 64-Bit Operating System on a 64-bit Processor, no."

anyone got anything else to say?
its basically to test the install process as a favor for someone and i dont have a 64bit processor.

thanks,
sub

Capt'n Midnight · 21-12-2005 1:25am

Back in the days when 386 first arrived, people were wondering should they stay with 286's or make the jump. The conclusion then was that for most purposes 286 code would run just as fast on either chip and the 286's were a lot cheaper.

However, on a 286 the new 386 instructions ran at exactly 0 MHz.

So at a guess the only way to do it would be to install on a virtual machine but doesn't really test it. Or if it could install without the 64 bit instructions , again not a test.

BTW: Win /D:T is the command to get 16 bit windows 3.11 to run in standard mode on a 8086. It runs but it's missing a few things ( especially if you use the CGA driver from win 3.0

) and since it's missing all the 386 enhanced stuff... but hey you knew it would be slow on an 8086

Cal · 21-12-2005 1:33am

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Back in the days when 386 first arrived,

Ah!! That huge jump from Windows 286 to Windows 386

. I wasn't sure too many around here people remember all the hastle of dealing with the extra floppies involved with the upgrade.

Cal.

Capt'n Midnight · 21-12-2005 1:54am

Cal wrote:

I wasn't sure too many around here people remember all the hastle of dealing with the extra floppies involved with the upgrade.

There are quite a few who have to deal with Disk 10 in Windows 95 being corrupt. :mad:

test install xp64 on 32bit machine?

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