Maybe this can help . Re: Windows 98 SE VM on a Ryzen 3000 not working

You have a lot of problems going on here. There is no reason you can't install windows 98 in PCem. I've done it and it's really straightforward.

That is the best way to play quite a few windows 98 games because you can emulate 3d acceleration (you don't get that with most virtualization techniques).

I don't have any experience with using VMware to run windows 98, but from what I understand you don't get 3d acceleration. So you will have to settle for software renderers or 2d games. I am not sure how well sound works either.

If you want to install windows 98 bare metal it might be possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2BSLkQLDA

Finally if you are willing to compile it from source (and you almost certainty aren't), you can try this.

https://github.com/kjliew/qemu-3dfx

darry wrote on 2021-07-16, 23:38:

Maybe this can help . Re: Windows 98 SE VM on a Ryzen 3000 not working

Thanks, but I don't think I understand most of it (I'm a casual user with no computing knowledge): how to reboot into safe mode, how to disable 32-bit mode for drives, how to reboot to MS-DOS and replace files there... Is there any video that shows how to take all those steps?

mothergoose729 wrote on 2021-07-16, 23:45:

You have a lot of problems going on here. There is no reason you can't install windows 98 in PCem. I've done it and it's really straightforward.

Supposing it isn't because of Ryzen, maybe the problem is the configuration I imitated? Which one do you think is the best one for W98?

You can upload your configuration file and I can take a look. I attached the configuration I use. You can drag it into PCem's config folder and take a look at it in the UI. All of the paths will be different ofc so you will have to create your own HDD.

Before we go too far though it might be better if you tell us what you are trying to do. What games or software are you trying to run?

In the end I managed to run it. Thanks for the advice.