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Hi. I am trying to install Windows 98 under a VM. The Host OS is Windows XP. Whenever I run Setup, I get an error saying "Windows 98 cannot install on a computer with less than 16 MB RAM". I have allocated 192 MB of RAM to the VM.

I also tried after installing FreeDOS, but it still wouldn't work. Also, Windows 95 gives the error "Error Loading PROGMAN.EXE"

Help!

The VMX file is:

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\####### Windows 98.vmx

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\#### generated by VMX Builder RDP/UH ##

\####### identity/general ##############

displayName = "Windows 98"

\# Platform = Workstation

\# Version = 5.5x

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

guestOS = "winXPPro"

workingDir = "."

numvcpus ="1"

memsize = "192"

\####### ide-controllers ###############

ide0.present = "TRUE"

ide1.present = "TRUE"

\####### ide-disks #####################

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "Windows 98_disk1.vmdk"

ide0:0.mode = "persistent"

ide0:0.deviceType = "disk"

ide0:1.present = "TRUE"

ide0:1.fileName = "Windows 98_disk2.vmdk"

ide0:1.mode = "persistent"

ide0:1.deviceType = "disk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "F:\Windows98VM\win98iso\fdbasecd.iso"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"

ide1:0.exclusive = "FALSE"

ide1:1.present = "TRUE"

ide1:1.fileName = "Image.iso"

ide1:1.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

ide1:1.startConnected = "TRUE"

ide1:1.exclusive = "FALSE"

\####### scsi-controllers ##############

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.virtualDev = "buslogic"

\####### scsi-disks ####################

scsi0:0.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:1.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:2.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:3.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:4.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:5.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:6.present = "FALSE"

\####### usb ###########################

usb.present = "TRUE"

usb.generic.autoconnect = "TRUE"

\####### floppies ######################

floppy0.present = "TRUE"

floppy0.startConnected = "TRUE"

floppy0.fileType = "device"

floppy0.fileName = "auto detect"

floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"

\####### display #######################

svga.maxWidth = "1024"

svga.maxHeight = "768"

svga.vramSize = "16777216"

mks.enable3d = "FALSE"

\####### mouse/keyboard ################

vmmouse.present = "TRUE"

\####### advanced stuff ################

gui.powerOnAtStartup = "FALSE"

gui.fullScreenAtPowerOn = "FALSE"

gui.exitAtPowerOff = "FALSE"

powerType.powerOff = "hard"

powerType.reset = "hard"

toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "FALSE"

toolScripts.afterResume = "FALSE"

toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "FALSE"

toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "FALSE"

isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"

snapshot.disabled = "FALSE"

snapshot.Action = "keep"

isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "FALSE"

isolation.tools.paste.disable = "FALSE"

isolation.tools.copy.disable = "FALSE"

priority.grabbed = "normal"

priority.ungrabbed = "normal"

debug = "FALSE"

disable_acceleration = "FALSE"

MemTrimRate = "30"

logging = "TRUE"

monitor_control.log_vmsample = "FALSE"

templateVM = "FALSE"

\##### other params from old file ######

ide0:0.redo = ""

ide0:1.redo = ""

uuid.location = "56 4d 93 a4 28 e4 c8 92-61 76 15 d6 32 1e 22 01"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 93 a4 28 e4 c8 92-61 76 15 d6 32 1e 22 01"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

checkpoint.vmState = ""

\####### end of file ###################