Comments on: Running Windows Server 2012 under ESX 4.1 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733 My Die-Cast Collection & Interests Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733&cpage=1#comment-2587 admin Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:56:43 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733#comment-2587 I've finally got time to test out W2K12, I found you only need to use the correct BIOS SLIC 2.2, OEM Certs and SLP Keys to successfully install and activate OEM W2K12 on ESX 4.1. All the extra parameters (mce.enable/cpuid.hypervisor.v0/vmGenCounter.enable) ARE NOT REQUIRED at all. (Update, yes, you still need to modify the CPUID) VMware Tools was installed correctly, but console mouse motion is quite lagging, tried to use WDDM method as in W2K8R2, but the whole screen turned into blank. Therefore, don't update the video drive, use RDP instead. (Update: Download the latest VMware Tools for x64) So why bother upgrading to the buggy ESX 5.1 after all when we can happily runs Windows Server 2012 / Windows 8 in ESX 4.1? I don't see any point of it really. I also tried Windows 8, it worked perfectly, except VMware Tools will turn the screen into blank as well, you can solve this by install VMware Tools and select Custom or Modify in the VMware Tools installation wizard, then deselect the SVGA (XPDM) driver. I’ve finally got time to test out W2K12, I found you only need to use the correct BIOS SLIC 2.2, OEM Certs and SLP Keys to successfully install and activate OEM W2K12 on ESX 4.1. All the extra parameters (mce.enable/cpuid.hypervisor.v0/vmGenCounter.enable) ARE NOT REQUIRED at all. (Update, yes, you still need to modify the CPUID)

VMware Tools was installed correctly, but console mouse motion is quite lagging, tried to use WDDM method as in W2K8R2, but the whole screen turned into blank. Therefore, don’t update the video drive, use RDP instead. (Update: Download the latest VMware Tools for x64)

So why bother upgrading to the buggy ESX 5.1 after all when we can happily runs Windows Server 2012 / Windows 8 in ESX 4.1? I don’t see any point of it really.

I also tried Windows 8, it worked perfectly, except VMware Tools will turn the screen into blank as well, you can solve this by install VMware Tools and select Custom or Modify in the VMware Tools installation wizard, then deselect the SVGA (XPDM) driver.

]]> By: George http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733&cpage=1#comment-2442 George Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:08:03 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733#comment-2442 For installing Windows 8, Windows 7 is selected as OS, both 32bit and 64bit work. For installing Windows 2012, Windows 2008 R2 is selected. I just followed the guide to include bios440.filename = “” mce.enable = TRUE cpuid.hypervisor.v0 = FALSE vmGenCounter.enable = FALSE For installing Windows 8, Windows 7 is selected as OS, both 32bit and 64bit work.
For installing Windows 2012, Windows 2008 R2 is selected.
I just followed the guide to include
bios440.filename = “”
mce.enable = TRUE
cpuid.hypervisor.v0 = FALSE
vmGenCounter.enable = FALSE

]]> By: admin http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733&cpage=1#comment-2431 admin Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:59:13 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733#comment-2431 George, Could you let me know the details for installing W2K12 under ESX4.1 pls? Did you select Windows 7 (64 bits) as OS? and you added all 3 in the configuration files right? mce.enable = TRUE cpuid.hypervisor.v0 = FALSE vmGenCounter.enable = FALSE George,

Could you let me know the details for installing W2K12 under ESX4.1 pls?

Did you select Windows 7 (64 bits) as OS?

and you added all 3 in the configuration files right?

mce.enable = TRUE
cpuid.hypervisor.v0 = FALSE
vmGenCounter.enable = FALSE

]]> By: George http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733&cpage=1#comment-2430 George Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:07:39 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=7733#comment-2430 Yes, it works. VMware tool works in Windows Server 2012 but it doesn't work for Windows 8 32bit and 64bit. Yes, it works.
VMware tool works in Windows Server 2012 but it doesn’t work for Windows 8 32bit and 64bit.

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