On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 1:59 PM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

Could be your processor. Is the Windows 7 64 bit or 32 bit?

Windows Server 2008 R2, 64-bit

What's your processor model and number (include the number too e.g. E8600)?

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU, T8100 @2.10GHz.

4GB RAM installed.

Any case, your processor may need to support VT (virtualization) and have it turned on thru the bios (so u're bios should also allow u to turn on the flag).

Are you saying that it is necessary for me to turn on the VT feature of the processor in order for me to be able to run vmware converter on the machine successfully? I am at the stage of converting the running system into a vmware image, if I may call it so.

What I'd like to do is to make a vmware image of this very host machine, format the machine, install Windows 7 64-bit, install vmware workstation (7.1) and ultimately run the win2008 server under virtualization. I am not sure if I am clearly explaining my needs..

I am able to enable VT via the BIOS, but I think I don't need it at this stage. I will need when I've installed Windows 7 and Vmware Wkstn 7.1, right?

Have a look at the following link for more information:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003945

If u scroll further near the bottom u will see that laptops might have difficulties.

I think my laptop is not amongst those mentioned, because I can enable VT in the BIOS, no?