I'm running XP and Linux in VMplayer without problems. As I have an old game which won't run even under XP I decided to install Windows 98 as another virtual OS. It has been rather difficult but I now have Windows 98 installed and running. Internet Explorer v4.0 didn't do anything so I managed to upgrade to v6.0 and the internet works.
Hogs of War by Infogrames installs without complaining but gives an error screen when I try to run it. It requires Direct X 7 but this doesn't install from the game CD. Downloading then Installing Direct X 7 didn't solve the problems. I now have Direct X v8.1 installed but I still can't get the game running. This is what comes up in a black window on the screen when I try to run it.
Abnormal Termination.
TestBed: NO DirectDraw hardware!!!!! (Error code 81197)
I'm thinking maybe a graphics driver problem that VMware tools can't handle. Can anyone experienced in running Windows 98 games in VMware player suggest a solution?