![]() The copy option will assign new virtual hardware and that is just troublesome without any additional benefits for your case. When starting VMware Fusion will ask "did you copy or move this VM" always answer "move".With VMware Fusion, use "File -> Open" menu to open the VM on your new system.On the new machine, copy the VM from the external disk to your system.vmx file and you will have to copy the whole folder that. If your VM is in a folder then it will select a.If your VM is in a bundle then it will show the whole VM as a single file and you can copy that.you can locate the virtual machine via VMware Fusion, in Virtual Machine library, right click on the name in the left hand side and select "Show in Finder".copy the whole virtual machine bundle to an external disk.if you have snapshots open then commit those snapshots.shut down the windows 98 virtual machine.So you do not need to install everything from the begin, you can use the Windows 98 virtual machine that you already have. If you already have Windows 98 running on your old mac using VMware Fusion then you can basically copy over the old Windows 98 virtual machine to the new mac and start using it.Ī virtual machine is a bit like a Word Document where the document can be opened on another computer as long as you have MS Word. Another topic worth consideration is how to enable future "computer semi-literates" to keep on truckin' despite inexorable old Mac with an older Mac OS has all that (someone not available now set it up for me), so I need to copy that capability to the newer Mac. I hope others can be as fortunate as I've been. A lesson learned from all this is that a treadmill can be sidestepped for years as old working habits are preserved with a new OS. Today's kids could come through for you one day if future software distracts your main focus. God bless all of you for helping an old duffer continue working, for your patience with me and your generosity in steering me toward finally understanding. ![]() "Computer semi-literates" will try to cover every detail but can overlook the most obvious item, leaving something vital missing. There are more examples but here's the point: others have similar experiences of being stymied by software. ![]() ![]() I have tons of WPD documents plus a whole book I wrote and typeset with complicated matrix equations, diagrams and other graphics images, plots of flight test results, changes in formatting and fonts all over, headers/footers etc. Never the same after its owners stranded zillions of users by selling out. An example: ancient WordPerfect, vastly superior to MS-Word, was That allowed me to concentrate on my work IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW the computer did everything old programs remain available to me. I'm an old duffer who started with DOS, accumulated utilities available to it, lost patience with Windows a quarter century ago, switched to Linux for ten years, couldn't keep up with that, went to Mac using virtuals because the world loves Windows (I HATE IT), letting others set up VMware while I never think about it. I'll understand if you wonder why I'm lost in outer space. All who responded here have been very helpful and very patient with me. Can someone teach me how to put my existing capability on my newer Mac? Do I need to hire a consultant? If so, how can I find one who can reliably do the job? That way I could repeat the procedure later if needed I'd prefer that rather than a 1-time operation. I could use a set of instructions with some coaching. I don't know how to do that (you can see my lack of VMware savvy). it needs to replace the bare-bones C: on my new Mac. The existing C: drive on my older Mac has the Matlab, WordPerfect etc. I have one folder on the Windows Desktop and will need to add a ram-disk plus a few more folders for file sharing (which I don't know how to make happen if my shared folders can't exceed 1/4 GB I'll have to use a temporary small folder before and after every VMware session). My main usage will be with old versions of programs that work perfectly well on my old Mac - including Matlab plus a text editor called "PC-EDT" plus WordPerfect 6.1 and an old version of Microsoft Word from Microsoft Office. From the Win98 I don't need internet contact nor many other functions Windows often provides. This should be do-able via internet and phone. No deadline, no hurry instead of promptness I need what will dependably work. My old Mac with an older Mac OS has all that (someone not available now set it up for me), so I need to copy that capability to the newer Mac. It's "bare-bones" - e.g., with both autoexec.bat and config.sys at 0-bytes, no file sharing set up, no VMwareTools, etc. What's installed (by MacMedics with a CD they instructed me to buy) is primitive with no vmware folder having all "vmdk" files + several subfolders etc. I already have VMware installed for usage of WIN98 on Mac with BigSur OS.
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