Dear Experts,
I tried to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 32 bit in VMWARE WORKSTATION 15. I am not able to install it all time it is showing black screen. I go through documents for which guest os support which vmwork station.
Can anyone help me which latest version of vmware Workstation support Windows Server 2003 standard edition 32 bit as a guest OS.
Supported or not, it is possible - here's an example of where Workstation 12 was used.
Focus on troubleshooting:
Are you sure your installation media is without issues?
How many CPUs and how much memory did you give the VM?
What size disk does the VM have?
Were you able to Install VMware Tools?
Have you tried to follow the instructions from Microsoft?
See page 113: https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/pdf/VMware_GOS_Compatibility_Guide.pdf
Supported in Workstation 15.
Did you look at page 113?
There may be special editions like the Small Business edition. However, Windows Server 2003 - as pointed out be scott28tt - is supported to run on current VMware Hypervisors. However, Microsoft dropped support for Windows 2003 years ago, so consider carefully, whether you want to use it in case this is meant for production purposes.
As a side note: Windows 2003 created partitions with a 63 blocks (31.5kB) offset, which is not optimal. You may want to prepare partitions with a 1MB (1,024 kB) offset before using them.
André
Supported or not, it is possible - here's an example of where Workstation 12 was used.
Focus on troubleshooting:
Are you sure your installation media is without issues?
How many CPUs and how much memory did you give the VM?
What size disk does the VM have?
Were you able to Install VMware Tools?
Have you tried to follow the instructions from Microsoft?