Installing VMware Server 2.0 on Windows Systems

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The objective of this chapter is to provide information on installing VMware Server 2.0 on the Microsoft Windows Server family of operating systems. For information on installing on Linux system refer to the chapter entitled Installing VMware Server 2.0 on Linux Systems.

Supported Windows Versions

VMware Server 2.0 is designed to run on Windows Server host operating systems and is not intended for use on desktop variants of Windows (such as Windows XP or Windows Vista). In addition, VMware Server 2.0 is not supported on Windows Server 2008. That said, the list of supported Windows operating systems is quite extensive and provides support for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.

The following table lists 32-bit Windows operating systems which are officially supported as VMware Server 2.0 hosts:


32-bit Operating System

Required Service Packs

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1, SP2, R2
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1, SP2, R2
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1, SP2, R2
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard R2
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium R2
Windows 2000 Server SP3, SP4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3, SP4

The 64-bit Windows server operating systems officially supported as VMware Server 2.0 hosts are as follows:


64-bit Operating System

Required Service Packs

Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition SP1, SP2, R2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition SP1, SP2, R2
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