Will Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition run on an x86 platform (in some kind of compatibility mode, for instance)?

02-25-2006, 03:43 PM

Will Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition run on an x86 platform (in
some kind of compatibility mode, for instance)?

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Spin

02-25-2006, 05:56 PM

Feb. 25, 2006

No, you need x64 hardware for 64bit OSs.

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> Will Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition run on an x86 platform (in
> some kind of compatibility mode, for instance)?
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02-25-2006, 08:37 PM

But the 32-bit OS will run on the x64 hardware, as it has 32-bit
compatibility mode.

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