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naiguy
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‎02-04-2010 09:41 AM

using virtual PC WIIIIIIIITH vmware? can i do it?

Hi, I am on a macbook pro runing vmware fusion so I can run windows 7. Now what I would like to know is can I use virtual pc with windows 7 which is being run on vmware. So im running the mac OS and using vmware to run windows 7. but now with windows 7 running on top of the mac OS I want to use virtual pc on windows seven in order to load virtual hard disks to practice labs that I have for school.

When i try to open one of the virual hard disks it says: This program is blocked due to compatibility issues. I''m not sure if i need to use another version of virtual pc or if its just not possible. can someone help with this question?!

thanks!!!!

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RParker
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‎02-04-2010 11:47 AM

but now with windows 7 running on top of the mac OS I want to use virtual pc on windows seven in order to load virtual hard disks to practice labs that I have for school.

You can't run a Virtual Product within another Virtual Product. You CAN run ESX on WS 7, but that's pretty much the only exception.

You can convert vhd with winimage, that might work.

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‎02-04-2010 12:42 PM

Older versions of Virtual PC will run under Fusion 3 if the VPC VMs are configured for binary translation. I suspect that the new VPC is checking the CPUID HYPERVISOR bit to see if it is running in a VM and refusing to continue if it finds this bit set.

To clear this bit, try adding this to your Windows 7 VM configuration file:

hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = "FALSE"

That may be enough to get you past the initial check for nested virtualization. However, VT-x isn't virtualized, so VPC will still have to be able to run its VMs without hardware assistance.

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Immortal
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‎02-04-2010 01:06 PM

Also see , which may address your issue directly.

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rcardona2k
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‎02-04-2010 07:37 PM 

When i try to open one of the virual hard disks it says: This program is blocked due to compatibility issues. I''m not sure if i need to use another version of virtual pc or if its just not possible. can someone help with this question?!
VMware Fusion at one point imported Microsoft VMs via File > Import... to import Microsoft VPC 7 for Mac using the .vmc configuration file.  The same import process would work with VPC 2007 for Windows (.vmc) or WVPC media (.vmcx).  Have you tried that option?

					
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
		

		
		
	

	
	


	
				
		
			
		
			
		
			
					
			
		
				
		
			
					
		
	
				
		
			
					
		
	
				
		
			
					
		
	
				
		
			
					
		
	
				
		
			
					
		
	
				
		
	
	


		

	

		

			

	
		
			
					
				
		
			
		
			
					
		
		
	
				
		
			
					
				
		
			
					

	
			

				
		
			
		
			
				

					
						
	
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