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5 Replies Last post: Sep 7, 2007 8:14 PM by BP9906  

VMWF and win98SE posted: Sep 7, 2007 8:12 AM

Click to view James Gieske's profile Enthusiast 26 posts since
Sep 5, 2007
I have problems with install: mouse, sound, and Unity. Macbook core 2 duo 10.4.10
1. Mouse is jerky. I have Logitech V 270. Works fine on Mac. Windows control panel settings for mouse have no effect.
2. I cannot get sound on VMWF. Sound normal on Mac. I have done the following:
For Sound Setting please follow the below steps:

1. Make sure the sound setting in host are fine
2. Please go to Fusion setting and "Removable Devices"
3. Then click on "Sound" and select "Connected"
4. Also check the setting in guest OS

If the problem still persists Shutdown Windows 98 SE VM in Mac Finder, Go to
~/Documents/Virtual Machines/<windows 98 SE VM>, Right Click <Windows 98 SE
VM> and select 'Show Package Contents'. Open ' .vmx' in Text editor and
check if the following parameters are present:

sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

Add or Change the parameters in .VMX if not present, Save and boot the
Windows 98 SE VM.

I added the tools and get the SVGA and Mouse messages. I fixed the SVGA issue by changing monitor settings. No Unity however. Icon grey. Is it possible that Unity doesn't work with Win98SE? If that is the case, should I be thinking about getting XP? TIA, Jim

Re: VMWF and win98SE

1. Sep 7, 2007 8:31 AM in response to: James Gieske
Click to view RDPetruska's profile Guru User Moderators vExpert 15,910 posts since
Jan 11, 2005
Unity only works with Windows XP and Vista guests, IIRC.

Re: VMWF and win98SE

3. Sep 7, 2007 2:16 PM in response to: James Gieske
Click to view BP9906's profile Expert 364 posts since
Jun 15, 2007
Yes, the Fusion install of XP is very easy because Fusion does all the work for you. VMware made the Vista and XP install in Fusion automated so its very painless.

Re: VMWF and win98SE

5. Sep 7, 2007 8:14 PM in response to: James Gieske
Click to view BP9906's profile Expert 364 posts since
Jun 15, 2007
Yep Win98SE works in Fusion. I migrated my Win98SE VM from VMPlayer to Fusion and works great. You're right that you need to use some Creative Labs drivers to get the audio and such to work, but other than that, it works. Just dont have the Unity features because of the significant change in OS.

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