Windows NT 4.0 can be installed in a virtual machine using the standard Windows NT CD.
Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created a new virtual machine and configured it.
Use the VMware Workstation Configuration Editor to verify the virtual machine's devices are set up as you expect before starting the installation. For example, if you would like networking software to be installed during the Windows NT installation, be sure the virtual machine's Ethernet adapter is configured and enabled. VMware also recommends that you disable the screen saver on the host system before starting the installation process.
To install Windows NT into a virtual machine:
The feature can be enabled after Windows NT has been successfully installed. You need the NT Service Pack 3 or 4 CD to enable this option. Once the virtual machine is running Windows NT, insert the SP3 or SP4 CD in the drive, navigate to the \SUPPORT\UTILS\I386 directory and double-click DMACHECK.EXE. When the program runs, click the Enabled option for the IDE controller/channel that is configured with the virtual disk (typically channel 0 only, unless you have the virtual machine configured with multiple virtual disks). DMA should not be enabled for any IDE channel that has a CD-ROM drive configured for it. Doing so causes an error.
Note: DMA is always enabled on SCSI virtual disks.
Note: If you have a virtual disk and a CD-ROM attached as master and slave to the primary IDE controller (channel 0) and you want to enable DMA, power off the virtual machine and use the Configuration Editor to move the CD-ROM to the secondary IDE controller (channel 1) at IDE 1:0. Then boot the virtual machine with Windows NT, run the DMACHECK.EXE program as described above and enable DMA for channel 0 only.
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