I changed a virtualization BIOS setting and it worked fine. ________________________________ From: Dazed_75 To: Trent Shipley ; Main PLUG discussion list Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013 6:39 AM Subject: Re: VirtualBox VS Ubuntu My guess is that you have installed a 32-bit VirtualBox and it is refusing to install a 64 bit OS.  It has nothing to do with the AMD bit. On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: Ubuntu's universal 64 bit download is labeled blah-blah-AMD-blah > > >I have an Intel machine. > > >VirtualBox refuses to install Ubuntu thinking it is tailored to AMD machines. > > >Although I'd like to stick to what I am used to, are there any other distros suitable for casual desktop use? (Preferably Debian based.) >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.