Guest operating systems that are supported on a Hyper-V virtual machine

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This article lists the server and client guest operating systems that are supported on a Hyper-V virtual machine that is running on a Windows Server 2008-based computer.

Supported server operating systems

Windows Server 2008 R2, x64-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one, two, or four virtual processors.

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
• Windows Web Server R2 2008

Windows Server 2008, x64-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one, two, or four virtual processors.

• Windows Server 2008 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
• Windows HPC Server 2008
• Windows Web Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
• Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• Windows Small Business Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Standard with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise with Service Pack 2 • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter with Service Pack 2
• Windows HPC Server 2008 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Web Server 2008 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V with Service Pack 2
• Windows Essential Business Server 2008 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Small Business Server 2008 with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2008, x86-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one, two, or four virtual processors.

• Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86 Edition)
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86 Edition)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (x86 Edition)
• Windows Web Server 2008 (x86 Edition)
• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V (x86 Edition)
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V (x86 Edition)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V (x86 Edition)
• Windows Server 2008 Standard (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2
• Windows Web Server 2008 (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V (x86 Edition) with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003, x86-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one or two virtual processors.

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Web Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003, x64-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one or two virtual processors.

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one virtual processor.

• Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4

Linux distributions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one virtual processor.

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x86 Edition
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x64 Edition
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x86 Edition
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x64 Edition

Supported client operating systems

Windows 7, x86-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one, two or four virtual processors.

• Windows 7 Professional x86
• Windows 7 Enterprise x86
• Windows 7 Ultimate x86

Windows 7, x64-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one, two or four virtual processors.

• Windows 7 Professional x64
• Windows 7 Enterprise x64
• Windows 7 x64

Supported client operating systems

Windows Vista, x86-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one or two virtual processors.

• Windows Vista Business x86 with Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Enterprise x86 with Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Ultimate x86 with Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Business x86 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista Enterprise x86 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista Ultimate x86 with Service Pack 2

Windows Vista, x64-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one or two virtual processors.

• Windows Vista Business x64 with Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Enterprise x64 with Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Ultimate x64 with Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Business x64 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista Enterprise x64 with Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista Ultimate x64 with Service Pack 2

Windows XP Professional, x86-based editions

• Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 3
  
  Note Virtual machines are configured to use one or two virtual processors.
• Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 2
  
  Note Virtual machines are configured to use one virtual processor.

Windows XP Professional, x64-based editions

Note Virtual machines are configured to use one or two virtual processors.

• Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2

Resolving the installation error for Windows Server 2003 Standard (x86) with SP1

If you try to install Integration Services on Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 1, you receive the following error message: To resolve this error, install a supported version of the software. The supported versions are the following:

• Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

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