Can you run Win98 inside a VM on XP?

[E-66]

Please move this if I've posted in the wrong forum.

I don't have any experience with virtual machines so maybe this is a stupid question, but here's the situation:

There are no XP drivers for my sound card. I don't use the sound card for sound, but it has a midi port on it that I need for a midi guitar device I use.... so I was wondering if I could install Win98 inside a VM on XP and have the Win98 drivers for the sound card work properly so I could use the midi port. I do have a couple FAT32 partitions on my HDDs.

Anyone?

[jaclaz]

No, I don't think it would work.

The VM will have it's own Virtual Sound Card.

Post some details on the card, it's possible that there are other ways to access it.

If you have a FAT32 partition, you can dual boot with 98, or use a "portable" 98 from CD:

jaclaz

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Thanks, jaclaz, you always seem to show up in the threads I start about issues I'm having.

The sound card is a Diamond Monster Sound MX80. I started another thread about it in the Hardware forum asking about generic sound card drivers. The one suggestion that was given didn't work.

As I said, I don't "need" the sound capabilities of the card, but I need access to the the midi port.

Thanks for any help I might get.

[jaclaz]

I don't think there is a way out, unfortunately.

Which chip does that thingy has?

There are Sample drivers for MPU-401:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd163170.aspx

(whatever it is)

How is it detected with programs like SIW or SIV:

http://www.gtopala.com/

http://rh-software.com/

under Windows XP?

I remember having some success with NT 4.0 Sound drivers in XP, but really cannot say for Midi:

http://www.drivermuseum.com/files/drivers/sound_d.html

jaclaz

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This is what SIW shows (sorry about the formatting):

Sound, video and game controllers

Multimedia Controller

Device ID PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01\4&1ADD88A5&0&10F0

Status 0x01802400 Has Problem

Problem 0x0000001c (28)

Capabilities 0x00000000

Config Flags 0x00000040

Class MEDIA

Hardware IDs PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_01

PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999&SUBSYS_00000000

PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999&REV_01

PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999

PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999&CC_048000

PCI\VEN_1092&DEV_9999&CC_0480

Compatible IDs PCI\VEN_1092&CC_048000

PCI\VEN_1092&CC_0480

PCI\VEN_1092

PCI\CC_048000

PCI\CC_0480

Class GUID {4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Location PCI bus 5, device 2, function 0

Bus number 0x00000005

Enumerator name PCI

Description Multimedia Controller

Physical Object Name \Device\NTPNP_PCI0018

UI number 0x00000003

Bustype GUID {44203042-2046-4245-2043-382031302042}

Legacy bus type 0x00000005

Install State 0x00000002

Device Address 0x00020000

It has some sort of Aureal chipset. I don't think I'm going to be able to get it to work though, I've Googled my butt off looking for anyone with the same card who got it to work in XP and haven't found a thing.

I posted a wanted ad on Craigslist looking for anyone who has an old XP-compatible sound card with a MIDI/game port. Hopefully something will come of it.

[jaclaz]

Why not using a USB midi?

jaclaz

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Why not using a USB midi?

I'm trying to get this to work without spending any more money. I've already gotten a reply to my Craigslist ad, so we'll see.

[Tripredacus]

Hmmm I am now wondering if you can run Win98 inside of DOSBOX...

[Tripredacus]

Not to bump my own topic, but I can't move after post on an edit.

This is a crosspost of this topic here:

Before getting too out of control, I will move this topic to Software Hangout, STRICTLY for conversation about running Windows 98 in a VM, and NOT about the driver issue. Topic will be closed if it continues to be a crosspost.

[E-66]

Topic will be closed if it continues to be a crosspost.

Not a problem, I'm not investigating it any further.