Windows Server 2008 R2 Iso' title='Windows Server 2008 R2 Iso' />Install Windows Server 2. R2 on Virtual. Box. This article shows how to install Windows server 2. R2 on Virtual. Box. Normally, Windows 2. Waiting to Download Service Pack 2 SP2 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Its been more than 2 years since Microsoft released Service Pack 1 SP1 for Windows 7. To find out the product edition, build number and revision number for Windows andor Windows Server that is installed, follow these steps Open Registry Editor by. R2 server available for 6. Bit only, so obviously your computer processor and mother board shoud support 6. Bit architecture and VT. Even though you are running 3. Bit Operating Systems, such as 3. Bit Windows 7 ,Vista and XP as host, still its possible to run 6. Bit operating systems as guest on X8. Virtual. Box. To make sure your computer processor and motherboard support this feature read this post. The mentioned post is having tools to check AMD and Intel processors. Once result shows that your PC is 6. Bit is ready then you can proceed the installation of Windows server 2. R2 on Virtual. Box. Create New Machine. If you are using Virtual. Box 3. 1. 0 or earlier versions, then you cant find Windows 2. R2 OS as guest OS, so select Windows 2. Sony Betacam Sx Manual. Bit. Later versions have  2. R2 6. 4 Bit selection. Set memory size to 1. MB, and create a new hard disk with 2. GB space. Select Dynamically Expanding storage option. Set the disk size and location of disk file in next screen. Press Finish to complete disk creation and virtual machine creation. Click on storage option in virtual machine configuration settings. Press Empty IDE controller as mentioned below to insert Installation DVD or ISO image. If you have installation DVD, then insert it to host DVD drive select Host Drive Drive letter mentioned below. So when you boot Windows 2. R2 virtual machine, it will read your host physical DVD drive. Here, I have ISO file and mounting it by clicking on Folder arrow button. Make sure following settings are correct under system setting of virtual machine. Click on System to view the settings. Processor 1 and Enable PAENX enabled. Hardware Virtualization Enable VT xAMD V should be enabled. Now start the Windows 2. R2 virtual machine in Virtual. Box. Installation will go smoothly if all settings are correct. Im not explaining any installation steps. As usual, Virtual. Box worked very faster and installation finished very quickly. The working Windows server 2. R2 on Virtual. Box is below. Install Virtual. Box additions to get better mouse integration, display settings, folder share, network speed and more. Its always recommended to install or update Virtual. Box additions in virtual machines. Restart the virtual machine after Virtual. Box additions installation. There you go, R2 6. Bit Server operating is now on your computer by X8. Sun Virtual. Box. Enable seamless mode of virtual machine, so you can work on Windows 2. R2 virtual machine from host OS desktop. Read more here about seamless mode. We will be using this R2 server installation on Virtual. Box for later related posts. Do not forget to subscribe our RSS feeds to keep in touch with sysprobs.