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VMware Workstation 4 User's Manual
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Improving Performance for Guest
Operating Systems
The tips in this section help you make adjustments to improve performance for
particular guest operating systems running inside a virtual machine.
Windows 95 and Windows 98 Guest Operating System
Performance Tips
This section offers advice for configuring a Windows 95 or Windows 98 guest
operating system for better performance inside a VMware Workstation virtual
machine.
Note: This document pertains to the guest operating system that is running inside a
VMware Workstation virtual machine. It does not describe actions that should be
taken on the host.
Guest Operating System Selection
Make certain you have selected the correct guest operating system in the Virtual
Machine Control Panel — Edit > Virtual Machine Settings > Options.
VMware Tools
Make certain VMware Tools is installed. VMware Tools provides an optimized SVGA
driver and sets up the VMware Tools service to run automatically when the system
starts. Among other things, the VMware Tools service allows you to synchronize the
virtual machine's clock with the host computer's clock, which can improve
performance for some functions. You can install VMware Tools by choosing File >
Install VMware Tools.
DMA Mode for IDE Disks
Windows 95 OSR2 and later (including Windows 98) can use direct memory access
(DMA) for faster access to IDE hard disks. However, this feature may not be enabled by
default.
You can turn on DMA access using the guest operating system's Device Manager.
1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties from the pop-up menu.
2. Click the + sign beside Disk Drives to show your virtual machine's individual
drives.
3. Right-click the entry for each IDE drive to open its Properties dialog box.
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