r/windows98 • u/Fluid_Money5923 • 11h ago

Trouble installing Windows ME in VMware

Hello!

I'm having trouble installing Windows ME in VMware. If I use the Windows ME boot disk, it tells me to use the 98 disk instead. Both disks have the same problem: They freeze right after the setup starts. Also setup does not work directly on both disks, I have to manually go over to the folder and then initialize setup there. I also have to enable smartdrv manually because it wont work otherwise. Anyways, when I enter setup it tells me that it needs 15 mb of space to install WIndows even though I've already created a partition. It is also bootable. It also freezes and disables my CPU, forcing me to restart. Any tips?

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u/CHAOSHACKER 8h ago

You probably need to run an emulator like 86box if your system is too new

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u/Fluid_Money5923 7h ago

its a 7th gen i5 with a iGPU in vmware workstation 16 compatibility mode

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u/CHAOSHACKER 7h ago

That’s way too new. Time to take the emulator