First post, by stankey
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Which virtual machine would you recommend? It has to be easy and fast to setup? I am supposed to run all my old games on it.
Reply 1 of 6, by DosFreak
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DOSBox for DOS games
Virtual PC for Windows 9x games.
VirtualBox/Vmware for 2000+ games.
VirtualBox for OGL games. (Only with XP+ guests)
Vmware for D3D games. (Only with XP+ guests)
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Reply 2 of 6, by franpa
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VMWare Workstation > Virtual PC in most/all cases. It is not freeware however 😒
DOSBox for DOS games, no VM can match DOSBox in terms of compatibility.
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Reply 3 of 6, by sam767
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wrote:Vmware for D3D games. (Only with XP+ guests)
i thought Vmware is not going to work with Direct3D Environment
Reply 4 of 6, by leileilol
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wrote:VirtualBox for OGL games. (Only with XP+ guests)
I had OpenGL working on that with a Win2000 (no sp) guest.
Reply 5 of 6, by DosFreak
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Yeah, but according to their documentation they only support XP+ guests for OGL.
Last time I tried D3D in a 2000 guest in Vmware I would get BSOD's in almost every D3D game. Using an XP guest on the same machine, no BSOD's.
Reply 6 of 6, by franpa
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direct 3d support is official in vmware 6.5 and experimental in 6.05. I also have to agree that VirtualPC is by far, the most stable environment for Windows 9x. (dosbox may be more stable, but a jillion light years slower)
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