On 3/29/06, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I need to make a Windows 98 partition on my
> > Debian laptop for my daughter.
> >
> > I prepared some room then noticed Win98
> > insists on blowing away the entire hard drive!!!
> >
> > If I install Win98 FIRST will it also take over
> > the hard drive and require Partition Magic to
> > shrink it?
> >
> > What is best way to go there?
>
> Why do you need Win98? If it is just to run some programs, have you
> tried to run them under WINE <http://www.winehq.org> first? Or check
> with the CodeWeavers <http://www.codeweavers.com> site to see if it is
> commercially supported (the Code Weaver guys back the WINE project).
>
> If you absolutely have to run Win98, consider instead a virtual machine.
> VMware <http://www.vmware.com> makes their VMware Player freely
> available. Someone like me with VMware could create a virtual machine
> for you and you could run it on your laptop without risk to your Linux
> installation. It won't have the same performance as a native install but
> that probably doesn't matter.
Has something changed with VMware? Last I looked, VMware workstation
was available for a free 30-day trial, after which it took a
noticeable amount of money to keep going.
carl
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