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puchw
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‎09-26-2009 04:27 PM

Quad core - and 32 bit application

Hello,

I have application that use only one core.... is it possible when i use VMWare workstation on my PC with x64 bit Windows 7 system to force this application use full 4 cores ??

Best Regards

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weinstein5
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‎09-26-2009 07:00 PM

No you will not be able to do this with Workstation - it only supports VMs with two virtual CPUs meaning only two cores will be used -

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puchw
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‎09-27-2009 02:27 AM

can I do it with any other software ? doesnt mather on windows or linux ?

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Troy_Clavell
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‎09-27-2009 07:02 AM

download and install ESXi, it will give you the ability to assign 4vCPU's to your guest(s) if needed.

http://www.vmware.com/download/esxi/

....but check the VMware HCL or the Whitebox HCL