Cannot find 64 bit windows xp install for workstation

[jsinnott]

Where on the VMWare site is the 64 bit VM Workstation install for Windows XP Pro 64 bit?

[RDPetruska]

There isn't any. The UI is still 32-bit... the device drivers and services are 64-bit, and are included in the Windows installation package.

[jromanda]

The statement "The UI is still 32-bit... the device drivers and services are 64-bit, and are included in the Windows installation package" is confusing and not entirely correct because most of the vmware host services are still 32-bit:

• vmware.exe *32

• vmnet.exe *32

• vmnetdhcp.exe *32

• vmwre-authd.exe *32

• vmware-tray.exe *.32

The only 64bit process is the process running the client vms:

vmware-vmx.exe

Does anyone know if there are plans to support 64bit versions of the host services anytime in the near future?

[ksc]

There is no need to run 64-bit versions of the other host processes. Only the VMX process is performance-critical, and the only reason to run 64-bit is the overhead of WoW64.

Building the other apps for 64-bit serves only to increase QA's work and increase the size of the download.