On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Chris G <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there any way I can configure VirtualBox to make the guest XP machine > think it has a faster processor than it seems to think it has at the > moment?
What you re asking is if Vbox host can lie about the processor model to the guest, well, I guess the answer is no. Based on my tests the guests get the exact CPU speed, model, and stepping# as the host OS. In other words the CPU is not a "virtual" one. Most instructions seem to be passed directly (except the ones that need to be translated, I guess). A CPU emulator would be something like QEMU. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QEMU then with enough tweaking of the sources, I guess you can fake anything. You could (in theory) report you have a 20 Ghz AMD Opteron cpu when in fact your host is running a single-core Intel Atom. Why not think about this differently. The program refuses to install, it can be because: 1. It measures the CPU speed, and decides it´s not enough 2. It checks the CPU model and speed on an internal table. If the program does #2, then the solution would be adding your CPU model and speed to the internal list of supported CPUs. If the program does #1 then the solution is simple CRACK the installer to bypass the CPU check. But much easier than all this is to simply: 1. Install the program on a CPU that supports it 2. Compress with Winzip the installation folder and all its contents C:\program files\yourprogramname And then move that to the virtual machine, unpack, and attempt to run. FC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
