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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is in its R2 SP1 version since last year. However, because there were new operating systems and service packs for existing OSs released since VS 2005 was introduces, we have learned that it does not support the following operating systems:
Although I’ve been able to successfully run these operating systems on my laptop and servers, not getting official support for them is a cause of concern for production environments.
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Luckily for us, Microsoft has released a patch for VS 2005 R2 SP1 that fixes that, along with other issues such as the ones described here:
This update also fixes the other issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
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To download the update go here: VS2005R2 SP1 update
Note: Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available.
The update includes support for the following additional guest Operating Systems:
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The update includes support for the following additional host Operating Systems for non-production use only:
Note: Virtual Server Web Application is not supported on Windows Server 2008 Core host operating system.
Installation requires that you shut down all the guest virtual machines, and manually stop the Virtual Server service:
After doing so, the installation continues without a glitch, although your network connection will temporarily be dropped due to network driver installation.
After applying the update, the product version would be updated to 1.1.629.0, and upgrades the VM Additions to the latest version (13.820) in the Guest OS. You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.
For more information on this topic, visit: Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1 does not support Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, or Windows XP Service Pack 3 – 948515
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