Is it possible to install Windows 8 using Microsoft Virtual PC?
Problem
I'm trying to install Windows 8 on my pc via Microsoft Virtual PC. However I get this annoying, non-descriptive error: I'm looking to find out if Microsoft Virtual PC supports Windows 8, and if so how do I solve this issue? NOTE: I'm NOT trying to ask for alternatives to Virtual PC, but rather trying to figure out if it's possible, and if so how, to use Virtual PC.
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Fix for: Is it possible to install Windows 8 using Microsoft Virtual PC?
Windows Virtual PC is unable to host a virtualized install of Windows 8. Windows Virtual PC is being depreciated in favor of Hyper-V. Steven Sinofsky, head of Windows, wrote a blog post titled Running Windows 8 Developer Preview in a virtual environment where he goes into the subject in detail. It's a good read. Halfway down he says: "... our baseline assessment is as follows: Functional: Hyper-V in Windows 8 Developer Preview Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 VMware Workstation 8.0 for Windows…
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