Virtual PC and Windows 7

[waterproof]

I want to know whether Virtual PC could 'virtually install' windows 7? I've downloaded the RC version from microsoft website and decided to test it virtually, I downloaded the 64bit version, but i've got a error saying that this CPU is not compatible with a 64bit mode.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? My PC is fairly new (3 months old) and I don't see what problem it should have when using 64bit?

 

[nishadsukumaran]

you cant install x64 OS in x86 machines using Virtual PC. If you want to test 64 bit OS, you need to install W2k8 x64 in a Hyper-V capable machine.

 

[nishadsukumaran]

Why don't you download 32bit version of Win 7? you can easily host it as a virtual machine in XP/Vista...