linux VMware w W98 SE in vm

Lennart Sorensen lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Sun Jan 11 16:26:16 UTC 2004


On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 07:28:48PM -0500, Chris Aitken wrote:
> Has anyone successfully installed VMware and loaded Windows 98 SE as
> guest OS in a vm?
> 
> I managed to install VMware 4.0.5. Build 6030. But I'm having trouble
> installing W98 SE into a vm. I tried a different CD - same problem.
> Tried W95 OSR 2 - another problem. Trying to load W98 SE I get an
> internal monitor error. Trying to install W96 OSR 2, I get that famous
> error that informs theat Winfdows needs at least 7 MB to install : )
> 
> Also, interestingly enough the installation seems to want the Windows 98
> 
> Startup floppy, even though the CD is bootable - that's a head
> scratcher.
> 
> I have emailed VMware support, but I'm chomping at the bit to use this -
> 
> and they may take three days to get back to me to tell me that
> Evaluation users aren't really supported - I don't know.
> 
> I have also posted the question to the VMware Community Forum.
> 
> Any ideas I can chase tonight?

Are you using a real win98SE CD not an OEM from some specific computer
that only accepts one specific bios?

Is your cdrom drive working properly?

Lennart Sorensen
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