![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is helpful to have the Windows 98 (virtual) CD available after you have installed the operating system, for the installation of additional drivers you don't have to swap constantly the CD image in your CD player. One for the (virtual) Windows 98 ISO and one for playing the 500 nations CD (or any other physical CD's). Installing the ISO is like installing an old PCĪfter downloading the ISO you just create a new virtual machine in your VMWare Player called Windows 98 SE. The links presented below are for educational purposes only and can be used at own discretion and liability in case you don't own a Windows 98 genuine license. Interestingly, WP didnt experience the same Windows protection error that I saw with VirtualBox.DisclaimerTo make the content of this article work you require genuine Windows 98 license. Initial setup proceeded smoothly and the experience was identical to that of VirtualBox. Of note in the article is the discussion DMA transfers for virtual disks. I think the reason its easier is that you have a choice of Ctrl-Alt on either side of the spacebar, whereas for VirtualBox, youre restricted to the Right-Ctrl key. I found this easier than using the Right-Ctrl key that VirtualBox uses to switch from guest to host. The floppy was A: and the target drive for the system was C: as expected. Interesting that WP also assigned the letter R: to the optical drive. Nice No point downloading and installing VMware Tools at this stage though as the C: drive has yet to be prepared. Unlike VirtualBox, which had no Guest Additions for Windows 95, WP does have VMware tools for Windows 95. Unless youre planning on licensing several VMs, cloning is of limited use.Ī notable difference is that WP wants to create an 8GB container for Windows 95, while VirtualBox creates a 2GB container by default. If you dont do this, and you corrupt your VM, its going to be problematic to use the same licence to recreate the VM. It saved a lot of time and effort in not having to build the VM again from the ground up.Ĭloning I found not as useful as a backup for later versions of Windows (Windows Vista and above) as it changes the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) on which licence activation is built.Īs soon as youve activated a VM, its really important to take a copy of it and store it away for safe-keeping. If I stuffed up, I could roll back to the snapshot and try again. If I was happy with the state of a VM, Id snapshot it and continue experimenting. I cranked up WP and was presented with the following screen.Ī bit of digging around and I realise Im not able to clone a machine in WP. Its pretty obvious what virtualisation software I need to acquire. Turns out, a number of products are covered under the VMware umbrella. Windows 98 Vmware Image Software I Need. ![]()
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