Specifications

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7. Shut down Windows 95 and reboot the system.
8. Boot into your host operating system (Linux, Windows 2000 or Windows Server
2003).
9. Start the Windows 95 virtual machine.
10. Select Virtual Machine from the list of profiles when prompted.
11. If you are prompted to select the CPU Bridge, accept the default, then click OK.
12. Restart Windows 95 when prompted.
13. Again, select Virtual Machine from the list of profiles when prompted.
14. When the video card is detected, you are prompted to select which driver you
want to install for your new hardware. Click the Select from a list of alternate
drivers radio button, then click OK.
15. Select Display Adapters from the Select Hardware Type dialog box.
16. Select Standard Display Adapter (VGA) from the device list, then click OK.
17. Restart Windows 95 when prompted.
18. Install VMware Tools as outlined in Installing VMware Tools on page 62, then
restart the virtual machine.
19. Start the Device Manager and expand the Display adapters tree.
20. Highlight VMware SVGA. Click Properties.
21. Clear the Physical Machine check box, then click OK. Click Close.
22. Shut down Windows 95 and power off the virtual machine.
23. Shut down your host operating system (Linux, Windows 2000 or Windows Server
2003) and reboot into Windows 95.
24. Select the Physical Machine profile when prompted.
25. Repeat steps 19 through 21 and uncheck Virtual Machine, leaving Physical
Machine checked.
Setting Up the SVGA Video Driver for Use with a Windows 98
Guest Operating System Booted from a Physical Disk
This section explains how to configure the video driver in a Windows 98 physical disk
installation using GSX Server. The steps below assume you are using Windows 98 as
one of the operating systems in a dual-boot or multiple-boot configuration. Following
these steps, you create separate hardware profiles for your virtual machine and your