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I have a Windows 7 machine and I would like to make a virtual machine with Windows Server 2008 (and probably Windows Server 8 if possible) on it. The problem is that the Virual PC 2007 does not support Windows 7 as a host and Windows Virtual PC does not support Windows Server as a guest.

So what are my options here? I am a student and have access to free MS stuff in Dream Spark. Obviously I do not want to invest money in such a software and will prefer if the product is from MS.

For instance I know that Hyper-V exists as a standalone product, but I suppose it is still some sort of a server OS. However if I install it (or the whole Windows Server) will it be possible to host Windows 8 and Windows Server 8?

(Just to make it clear - I do not have the option to add another partition on my HDD:

  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • System Reserved
  • Extended partition with logical partitions )
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  • does VMWARE supports new flavor of windows? I haven't been looking into VMs for a while, but they always were the first to support new OS –  May 03 '12 at 07:35
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    If you do not have space on your hard disk, you won't be able to create a virtual machine, either. – Cody Gray - on strike May 03 '12 at 08:46
  • **Virtual PC does not support Windows Server as a guest.** -- "does not support" is not the same thing as "does not work". – Rob Moir May 04 '12 at 07:54

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VirtualBox, https://www.virtualbox.org/, runs very well on Windows 7 and supports almost everything as a guest.

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