Guest Operating Systems Supported on Hyper-V
Here’s a list of operating systems, as provided by Microsoft, that are supported on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
Windows Server 2008 x64 (VM configured with 1-, 2-, or 4 virtual processors SMP)
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Windows Server 2008 Standard x64
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64
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Windows Web Server 2008 x64
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Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x64
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x64
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x64
Windows Server 2008 x86 (VM configured with 1-, 2-, or 4 virtual processors SMP)
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Windows Server 2008 Standard x86
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86
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Windows Web Server 2008 x86
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Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x86
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x86
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x86
Windows Server 2003 x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2 virtual processors SMP only)
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Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Web x86 Edition with Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2- virtual processors only)
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Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2000 (VMs configured with 1- virtual processors only)
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Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
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Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
Other Operating Systems (VMs configured with 1- or 2- or 4-virtual processors only)
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Windows HPC Server 2008
Linux Distributions (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor only)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x86 Edition
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x64 Edition
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x86 Edition
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x64 Edition
Supported Client Operating Systems
Windows Vista x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)
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Windows Vista Business x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Ultimate x86 Edition with Service Pack 1
Windows Vista x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)
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Windows Vista Business x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition with Service Pack 1
Windows XP Professional x86
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Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 3 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only)
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Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1-virtual processors only)
Windows XP Professional x64
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Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only)