you can run 32-bit guests on a 64-bit host no problem, I do that all the time. imho, if you are running 2 GB or less memory in the VM, you are better off with 32-bit guests, since a 64-bit OS uses more memory (64 bits wide v 32 bits wide).
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Zaphod wrote: > > I got to thinking about this the other night since my 32bit windows > installs seem so slow on vmware and I've been playing with virtualbox > on both linux and osx. Since both of my hosts are 64 bit machines, > does it make sense that the guest OS's should be 64 bit also? Does > the vm host have to translate 32 -> 64 bit otherwise? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297911 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
