Article ID: 840319 - Last Review: May 5, 2008 - Revision: 4.2

A list of supported host operating systems that you can use to run Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

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INTRODUCTION

You can use Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to install multiple server operating systems on a single computer by using virtual machines. Virtual Server 2005 is built with multithreaded services that are optimized for the Intel Architecture 32-bit (IA-32) hardware architecture.

This article lists the operating systems that Virtual Server 2005 can run on.

Note Microsoft provides support for running Virtual Server 2005 R2 on a Windows Vista-based computer or on a Windows XP-based computer in a non-production development or test environment.
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 can run on computers that have the following operating systems installed:
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
After you install Virtual Server 2005, you can configure multiple virtual machines on the computer.
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REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/evaluation/news/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/evaluation/news/default.mspx)
For more information about the system requirements for Virtual Server 2005, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/cc949734.aspx (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/cc949734.aspx)
Microsoft Virtual PC for Windows 2004 is a similar product for migrating and consolidating desktop programs. For additional information about Virtual PC for Windows, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/default.aspx)
For more information about running Virtual Server in Windows Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/60009f7c-9a6b-472c-949a-4f047e791dd21033.mspx?mfr=true (http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/60009f7c-9a6b-472c-949a-4f047e791dd21033.mspx?mfr=true)
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition
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