Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/17/15 01:17 PM
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I have no idea, but the ISO is an image file and hopefully Jenny or Inland can help you figure this out.
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/17/15 03:05 PM
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I have tried and failed with Virtual PC and with VMware. I did download the iso for VMware tools and couldn't work out how to integrate it into the VMware program download. I had imagined that I could drag and drop the iso(whatever that is) into the file location for the program, but could not manage to make it work.
petert Once the VM starts, click Player (upper left hand corner), Removable Devices, CD/DVD, Settings. In the Connection panel enter "Use ISO Image file" and browse to the ISO you downloaded. Press OK and the the install should start. You'll only need to do this once.
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/17/15 06:23 PM
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I regret that I Am Not Doing At All Well. I have got the VM icon on my desktop and then I click on Open a Virtual Machine.
I finally got up the screen that I needed to go through the list that you gave me, through to browsing the iso which I had downloaded - and which seemed to installed into the correct slot, but pressing OK then takes me back to a black screen which invites me to 'Install Tools' which turned out to be the same tools which failed to download yesterday. Try to locate where the bad VMware Tools iso is on your hard drive, delete it, and replace it with the good version that you downloaded. You may need to rename the good version so it has exactly the same name as the bad version -- I'm not sure of that. See if that helps. If the current version of VMware Player continues to be a PITA, try an older version http://www.oldapps.com/VMware_player.php
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/19/15 01:28 PM
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Virtual PC I have a screen which is 'New Virtual Machine Microsoft Virtual PC2007' which is showing 'Reboot and Select proper boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected boot device'
What do I do now? When it says "reboot" it is not talking about your main computer. It is talking about rebooting the virtual machine so it can boot off the Windows 98 CD (or iso of the Windows 98 CD). If your Windows 98 CD is not bootable, you'll have to boot off a floppy or floppy image. Check the "If you can't boot Windows 98 from CD" section ***here***.
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/20/15 02:17 PM
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Is it OK to copy VirtualPC to a CD and do it that way? When you copy to CD, the files turn into read-only, which can cause a problem when running them. Better to zip the files before copying them to CD. It doesn't matter if a zip file is read-only. Alternatively you have to remember to remove the read-only attribute after copying them back to your hard drive. It's quicker and easier to copy to a USB flash drive. +_+_+_+_+_+ Assuming you have actually created a VirtualPC virtual machine on Windows 7x64, look for the .vhd and .vmc files in C:\Users\ <your-username>\Documents\My Virtual Machines\ <whatever-you-named-your-virtual-machine>\
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/21/15 11:12 AM
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The 2004 version won't work on Windows 7. You need to get the 2007 version for Windows 7 -- and since your Win7 is 64bit, you need the 64bit version of Virtual PC. See if you can get it ***here***.
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/24/15 01:19 PM
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I went to see my expert bloke, who installed Oracle VirtualBox and then installed my W98 and XP operating systems. So I have the (alleged)ability to run the old games. So far, I have not have great success in either OS, but I live in hope of being able to do so. Stand by for a whole new set of queries from me relating to Oracle VB!
petert
Query 1
When I try to run a game in W98, I get the message that the game requires a minimum of 256 colors, but when I right click on the desktop, I see that I can only have 16 colors - the only alternative in the menu is 2 colors.
I am told that I need to find 'Windows set up' to achieve my aim, but I cannot see how to get this up. Can you help?
petert
Last edited by petert; 11/24/15 02:45 PM. Reason: new info
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/24/15 04:41 PM
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I don't believe Virtual Box provides support for Windows 98, so you'll have to try something like Sci-Tech Display Doctor (or UniVBE) to enable higher color depth. They released their last version as freeware sometime ago - but I no longer see it available. You can try the link below, but I can't vouch for it being free of malware. SDD V7 Download
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Re: Virtual PC and VMware
[Re: petert]
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11/26/15 04:27 PM
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Yes, installing a compatible version of VMware Tools is a must. There are couple of patches mentioned in the link below (which still seem to be available) - you might want to give them a shot. Game crashes still. HELP Look for Winterfury's post on the last page of the thread.
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