> Hi
>
> I recently installed VPC2004 onto my TabletPC (Tecra M4) so I can run
> Windows 98 on it (and thus, run a load of apps that don't run on Windows
> XP Tablet PC Edition 2005).
>
> Thing is, after installing Windows 98 (First-Edition) from my "Windows 98
> Upgrade" CD I ran into driver problems (namely, the network driver, even
> after installing the VPC "Additions"). And even with the soundcard driver
> installed all sound is choppy and somewhat distorted, even simple WAVs.
>
> Have I done anything wrong at all, after all, Windows 98-on-VPC is
> supported by Microsoft.
>
> --
> -David
>

> ironic at how the "Download IE6" page doesn't render at all in IE4 (I had
> to sneak around a bit to download the installer).
> Do you have any other recommendations?
> One last thing, how does Windows Server 2003 perform under VirtualPC 2004?
> I'm wanting to install Visual Studio onto my TabletPC but without the
> burden of also installing IIS, so I thought to install WS2003 into a
> virtualised server environment and access IIS via the loopback adapter,
> this would work, right?
>I restarted my installation of Windows 98, previously I was doing a
>botched-job due to my partially-hacked bootable Windows 98 CD, but now I'm
>using my original medium (because I didn't realise VPC could use bootable
>floppy images until afterwards).
>
> But I've now got Windows 98 fully installed and I'm just patching it now,
> ironic at how the "Download IE6" page doesn't render at all in IE4 (I had
> to sneak around a bit to download the installer).
>
> Sound performance has improved, but it still stutters a bit, performance
> also takes a hit whenever I use my tablet's pen, which is a bit odd.
>
> Do you have any other recommendations?
>
> One last thing, how does Windows Server 2003 perform under VirtualPC 2004?
> I'm wanting to install Visual Studio onto my TabletPC but without the
> burden of also installing IIS, so I thought to install WS2003 into a
> virtualised server environment and access IIS via the loopback adapter,
> this would work, right?
>
> Thanks
> --
> -David
>
> "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Win98 should default to installing the correct driver for the VM, but if
>> it's not, you have to select "PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21140 Based adapter",
>> that's what Virtual PC emulates.
>>
>> As for sound it's probably a performance issue.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP - Virtual Machine>
>>
>>
>>
>> "David R" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I recently installed VPC2004 onto my TabletPC (Tecra M4) so I can run
>>> Windows 98 on it (and thus, run a load of apps that don't run on Windows
>>> XP Tablet PC Edition 2005).
>>>
>>> Thing is, after installing Windows 98 (First-Edition) from my "Windows
>>> 98 Upgrade" CD I ran into driver problems (namely, the network driver,
>>> even after installing the VPC "Additions"). And even with the soundcard
>>> driver installed all sound is choppy and somewhat distorted, even simple
>>> WAVs.
>>>
>>> Have I done anything wrong at all, after all, Windows 98-on-VPC is
>>> supported by Microsoft.
>>>
>>> --
>>> -David
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

>
> "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> But I've now got Windows 98 fully installed and I'm just patching it
>>> now, ironic at how the "Download IE6" page doesn't render at all in IE4
>>> (I had to sneak around a bit to download the installer).
>>
>> Yep, that's a very common problem. :(
>
> Hence why I download Firefox before IE6 :)
>
>>
>>> Do you have any other recommendations?
>>
>> How much RAM do you have on the host and how much RAM are you dedicating
>> to the VM?
>
> 512MB on the laptop with 64MB dedicated to my Windows 98 image, that was
> what was recommended by the VirtualPC image. I ran a 64MB Windows 98 image
> using VMWare (but on my desktop) a while ago and the performance was
> excellent (but I stopped using it after a while because the emulated
> hardware wasn't compatible with the games I wanted to run).
>
>>
>>> One last thing, how does Windows Server 2003 perform under VirtualPC
>>> 2004? I'm wanting to install Visual Studio onto my TabletPC but without
>>> the burden of also installing IIS, so I thought to install WS2003 into a
>>> virtualised server environment and access IIS via the loopback adapter,
>>> this would work, right?
>>
>> It should, I have run that configuration, but it all kind of depends on
>> your tablet performance-wise. But really you're going to effect the
>> hosts performance more by this than just installing IIS on the host.
>> When I use IIS on the guest, that's also where I'm doing the development
>> too, so it's a natural fit.
>
> Well I usually develop for IIS6 and not IIS5 plus I'm keen to do a bit of
> Windows Media Services development as well, and since you can't run WMS on
> Windows XP then I'll have to go with installing WS2003 in a virtualised
> environment, but thanks for letting me know it works.
>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP - Virtual Machine>
>>
>>
>>
>> "David R" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>I restarted my installation of Windows 98, previously I was doing a
>>>botched-job due to my partially-hacked bootable Windows 98 CD, but now
>>>I'm using my original medium (because I didn't realise VPC could use
>>>bootable floppy images until afterwards).
>>>
>>> But I've now got Windows 98 fully installed and I'm just patching it
>>> now, ironic at how the "Download IE6" page doesn't render at all in IE4
>>> (I had to sneak around a bit to download the installer).
>>>
>>> Sound performance has improved, but it still stutters a bit, performance
>>> also takes a hit whenever I use my tablet's pen, which is a bit odd.
>>>
>>> Do you have any other recommendations?
>>>
>>> One last thing, how does Windows Server 2003 perform under VirtualPC
>>> 2004? I'm wanting to install Visual Studio onto my TabletPC but without
>>> the burden of also installing IIS, so I thought to install WS2003 into a
>>> virtualised server environment and access IIS via the loopback adapter,
>>> this would work, right?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> --
>>> -David
>>>
>>> "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Win98 should default to installing the correct driver for the VM, but
>>>> if it's not, you have to select "PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21140 Based
>>>> adapter", that's what Virtual PC emulates.
>>>>
>>>> As for sound it's probably a performance issue.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP - Virtual Machine>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "David R" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I recently installed VPC2004 onto my TabletPC (Tecra M4) so I can run
>>>>> Windows 98 on it (and thus, run a load of apps that don't run on
>>>>> Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005).
>>>>>
>>>>> Thing is, after installing Windows 98 (First-Edition) from my "Windows
>>>>> 98 Upgrade" CD I ran into driver problems (namely, the network driver,
>>>>> even after installing the VPC "Additions"). And even with the
>>>>> soundcard driver installed all sound is choppy and somewhat distorted,
>>>>> even simple WAVs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have I done anything wrong at all, after all, Windows 98-on-VPC is
>>>>> supported by Microsoft.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -David
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Win98 should default to installing the correct driver for the VM, but if
> it's not, you have to select "PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21140 Based adapter",
> that's what Virtual PC emulates.
>
> As for sound it's probably a performance issue.
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP - Virtual Machine>
>
>
>
> "David R" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> Hi
>>
>> I recently installed VPC2004 onto my TabletPC (Tecra M4) so I can run
>> Windows 98 on it (and thus, run a load of apps that don't run on Windows
>> XP Tablet PC Edition 2005).
>>
>> Thing is, after installing Windows 98 (First-Edition) from my "Windows 98
>> Upgrade" CD I ran into driver problems (namely, the network driver, even
>> after installing the VPC "Additions"). And even with the soundcard driver
>> installed all sound is choppy and somewhat distorted, even simple WAVs.
>>
>> Have I done anything wrong at all, after all, Windows 98-on-VPC is
>> supported by Microsoft.
>>
>> --
>> -David
>>
>
>

>> But I've now got Windows 98 fully installed and I'm just patching it now,
>> ironic at how the "Download IE6" page doesn't render at all in IE4 (I had
>> to sneak around a bit to download the installer).
>
> Yep, that's a very common problem. :(
>
>> Do you have any other recommendations?
>
> How much RAM do you have on the host and how much RAM are you dedicating
> to the VM?
>
>> One last thing, how does Windows Server 2003 perform under VirtualPC
>> 2004? I'm wanting to install Visual Studio onto my TabletPC but without
>> the burden of also installing IIS, so I thought to install WS2003 into a
>> virtualised server environment and access IIS via the loopback adapter,
>> this would work, right?
>
> It should, I have run that configuration, but it all kind of depends on
> your tablet performance-wise. But really you're going to effect the hosts
> performance more by this than just installing IIS on the host. When I use
> IIS on the guest, that's also where I'm doing the development too, so it's
> a natural fit.
>
> --
> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP - Virtual Machine>
>
>
>
> "David R" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>I restarted my installation of Windows 98, previously I was doing a
>>botched-job due to my partially-hacked bootable Windows 98 CD, but now I'm
>>using my original medium (because I didn't realise VPC could use bootable
>>floppy images until afterwards).
>>
>> But I've now got Windows 98 fully installed and I'm just patching it now,
>> ironic at how the "Download IE6" page doesn't render at all in IE4 (I had
>> to sneak around a bit to download the installer).
>>
>> Sound performance has improved, but it still stutters a bit, performance
>> also takes a hit whenever I use my tablet's pen, which is a bit odd.
>>
>> Do you have any other recommendations?
>>
>> One last thing, how does Windows Server 2003 perform under VirtualPC
>> 2004? I'm wanting to install Visual Studio onto my TabletPC but without
>> the burden of also installing IIS, so I thought to install WS2003 into a
>> virtualised server environment and access IIS via the loopback adapter,
>> this would work, right?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> -David
>>
>> "Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>> Win98 should default to installing the correct driver for the VM, but if
>>> it's not, you have to select "PCI Fast Ethernet DEC 21140 Based
>>> adapter", that's what Virtual PC emulates.
>>>
>>> As for sound it's probably a performance issue.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer <Microsoft MVP - Virtual Machine>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "David R" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I recently installed VPC2004 onto my TabletPC (Tecra M4) so I can run
>>>> Windows 98 on it (and thus, run a load of apps that don't run on
>>>> Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005).
>>>>
>>>> Thing is, after installing Windows 98 (First-Edition) from my "Windows
>>>> 98 Upgrade" CD I ran into driver problems (namely, the network driver,
>>>> even after installing the VPC "Additions"). And even with the soundcard
>>>> driver installed all sound is choppy and somewhat distorted, even
>>>> simple WAVs.
>>>>
>>>> Have I done anything wrong at all, after all, Windows 98-on-VPC is
>>>> supported by Microsoft.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> -David
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> As far as games on Vmware go.....
>
> Alot of 9x games prefer the desktop be in 16bit color. For some odd
> reason whever your host is in 32bit color, 16bit color isn't available
> in Windows 9x in Vmware. Therefore when you run 9x games they error out
> because they can't switch to 16bit. Easy fix for this is to switch your
> host desktop to 16bit and your guest will then have access to 16bit
> color. This enabled me to get a few more games working in Vmware that
> used to only work in VPC.
>
> For the rest of my Windows games that don't work in host XP I use Qemu.
>