Microsoft KB Archive/840319

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

Article ID: 840319

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition

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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.



MORE INFORMATION
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.

