Virtualbox Windows 8 32 Bit

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Windows 8 64-bit through VirtualBox has network problems (32-bit works fine) – what to do. Base system is Vista 64-bit running VirtualBox 4.1.2. The network in the Windows 8 32-bit version works correctly in this setup but Windows 8 64-bit does not. By 'not working' I mean that Windows cannot see the network and its troubleshooter states 'Windows did not detect a. VirtualBox is a virtual application that allows you to install other or additional Operating Systems and run concurrently on the parent operating system. 4 Type a name (ex: Windows 10 build 10166) you want for the Windows 10 virtual machine, select Microsoft Windows for the type, and select Windows 10 (32-bit) or Window 10 (64-bit) for what.

Virtualbox Windows 8 32 Bit

If the host machine is 64-bit and you are using VirtualBox to host and running your virtual machine, don’t be puzzled if your VirtualBox is showing you that it can only support for 32-bit of operating system. This isn’t “normal” and you can fix it to enable VirtualBox to support 64-bit OS. How to Install Windows 8/8.1 on Windows 10 using VirtualBox 6. The NT-based Windows 8.1 operating system released by Microsoft on April 8, 2014, was released as an upgrade to Windows 8. Windows 8.1 mainstream update support ended on January 9, 2018, but expanded support will be completely terminated on January 10, 2023. Note: This may be obvious for most of you, but your host operating system should be 64-bit to run 64-bit guest operating systems in VirtualBox. If VirtualBox has no 64-bit option on Windows 10, then you can try the solutions on this page to fix the problem. Methods: Make sure that “Intel Virtualization Technology” and “VT-d” are enabled.

Base system is Vista 64-bit running VirtualBox 4.1.2

The network in the Windows 8 32-bit version works correctly in this setup but Windows 8 64-bit does not. By 'not working' I mean that Windows cannot see the network and its troubleshooter states 'Windows did not detect a properly installed network adapter'

Here is what I did in VirtualBox for the 32-bit VM:
(In Settings | Network | Adapter 1)

  • Attached to: Bridged Adapter
  • Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
  • Adapter Type: Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540OEM)
  • Promiscuous Mode: Deny

This works, and I noticed that the 'adapter type' dropdown is enabled so I could select another brand if so inclined.

For the 64-bit VM:

  • Attached to: Bridged Adapter
  • Name: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
  • Adapter Type: PCnet-FAST III (Am79C973)
  • Promiscuous Mode: Deny

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'Adapter Type' is fixed to this wrong value, and I suspect that is why Windows 8-64 doesn't think it has any network hardware installed.

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Any ideas?