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Enhancing video in a guest Windows 98 operating system running off a dual-boot raw disk

If you want to enable video in a virtual machine that is running a Windows 98 guest operating system, you must install a SVGA video driver using Workstation.

To install the VMware SVGA video driver:

  1. Boot Windows 98 natively (not in a virtual machine).
  2. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, then select Properties.
  3. Click the Hardware Profiles tab.
  4. Highlight the Original Configuration profile, then click Copy.
  5. Name the profile VMware Configuration, then click OK.
  6. Click OK to close the System Properties dialog.
  7. Shut down Windows 98 and reboot the system.
  8. Boot into your host operating system (Windows NT or Windows 2000).
  9. Select VMware Configuration from the list of profiles when prompted.
  10. Windows 98 will auto-detect the virtual machine's devices and install their drivers.
  11. When it detects the video card driver, select "Search for the best driver."
  12. When prompted to reboot, click No. The AMD PCNET driver will then be installed, followed by the IDE controller drivers.
  13. When prompted to reboot, click Yes.
  14. Select the VMware Configuration hardware profile.
  15. After Windows 98 has completed booting, start the Add New Hardware wizard from the Control Panel.
  16. Click Next, then Next again.
  17. Select "No, the device isn't in the list."
  18. Click Yes, then click Next.
  19. After all devices have been detected, click the Details button to list the detected non-Plug and Play devices.
  20. Click Finish, then reboot the virtual machine when prompted.
  21. Select the VMware Configuration Profile. Notice that an "unknown monitor" is detected and installed.
  22. Install VMware Tools for Windows.
  23. At the end of the tools installation, the "Display Properties" dialog should be displayed.
  24. Click the Advanced button, then click the Adapter tab.
  25. Click the Change button. The "Update Device Driver Wizard" starts.
  26. Click Next.
  27. Select the "Display a list of all drivers ..." option, then click Next.
  28. Click the Have Disk button.
  29. Type C:\WINDOWS\TEMP in the "Copy manufacturer's files from" field, then click OK.
  30. Click OK to select the VMware SVGA device, then click Next.
  31. If you are prompted with an "Update Driver Warning", click Yes, then click Next.
  32. Click Finish, then click Apply.
  33. Click Close, then reboot when prompted.
  34. After booting is completed, open the Device Manager. It should show that you have:
  35. Shut down the Windows 98 virtual machine and your host operating system.
  36. Boot natively into Windows 98, then start the Device Manager.
  37. Select the VMware SVGA device if listed, then click Remove.
  38. Select the Remove from "Specific Configuration" option, then select Original Configuration from the configuration list.
  39. Click OK, then reboot Windows 98 when prompted.
  40. Boot into Windows 98 natively and verify the display settings. You should be able to use the display driver that you installed natively before starting this procedure.

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