Nick, thanks for your useful remarks on VMware and Virtual PC 5.0. Maybe I'll give 5.0 a try - with a trial version first. As far as running makefcfg is concerned, you're, of course, right, I did run it in Virtual PC DOS. Obviously, that's the way to do it. (But I haven't figured out why some resolutions could not be generated. You would have expected to be able to see these resolutions on a S3 card, right?) Hans-Joachim

Did you run makecfg in Virtual PC DOS? I'm almost certain that is the correct thing to do. The VESA modes on your NVidia don't matter at all in Virtual PC. It simulates all the DOS/VESA graphics in software (using DirectX). It simulates an S3 card, so Fractint thinks it is running on an S3. Has anybody written a fractint cfg entry for 1600x1200 for the S3?

You should try Virtual PC 5.0. Many people complained that version 4 was slow and they claim to have greatly speeded it up in version 5.

VMware is very similar to Virtual PC in the way it works. They concentrate more on enterprise features, e.g., they have better support for networks and SCSI devices. It also costs $100 more. However, I don't think their DOS support is as good. They may not support VESA or SVGA at all. It is unclear from their web site.

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