The Community Foundation of Sarasota County (CFSC) had a couple of old DOS-based legacy applications that they wanted to keep around for historical purposes.  One of the applications is an old Accounting/CRM application called TracStar.  The other application is WordPerfect Library, which is a database.  Yes, WordPerfect actually had a database way back when!  CFSC hasn't input new data in either of these applications for years, but they come in handy every once in a while when someone wants to look up some ancient information.

Neither of these applications function on Windows NT or higher (including 2000, XP, and 2003).  However, they do run in a Windows 9x environment.  Consequently, I setup a virtual machine with the Windows 98 operating system in a Virtual Server 2005 R2 environment.  Now TracStar and WordPerfect are still living happily in their own little world.  They have no idea that they reside in a fake computer!  It reminds me of a Star Trek episode.

Anyway, the information below contains instructions for CFSC's employees to access the Windows 98 Virtual Machine, as well as some solutions to common problems.

How to Connect to the Windows 98 Virtual Computer

1. Log into Terminal Services.
2. Start -> Programs -> Win98SE VM
3. You may get a lengthy message titled "Untrusted Server".
   1. Click "Yes"               
4. You may get another lengthy message titled "NTLM Authentication"
   1. Put a check in the "Don't ask me again" box.
   2. Click "Yes'
5. You are now connected to the virtual computer that is running Windows 98.
6. Now you can run "TracStar" and "WordPerfect Library"!  Woo hoo! 

Caveats

1. The Windows 98 PC can only print to the HP LaserJet 5si printer (near Wendy's office).
2. The TracStar and WordPerfect Library program are DOS-based programs.
   1. They do not support very many printers.
   2. There is limited mouse support. 

How do I get rid of those nagging messages?

Yes, there can be a lot of nagging, security-related messages when connecting to the Windows 98 virtual computer.  If you have to use this computer on a regular basis, these messages get old pretty fast!  Here's step-by-step playback for getting rid of them permenantly.

1. Log into Terminal Services.
2. Start -> Programs -> Win98SE VM
3. If you get the message titled "Untrusted Server":
   1. Click "View Certificate"
      1. The "Certificate" window will open.
      2. Go to the "Certification Path" Tab
      3. Select "backup" in the certificate list.
      4. Click "View Certificate".
   2. Another "Certificate" window will open.
      1. Go to the "General" Tab. (This should be selecte by default.)
      2. Click "Install Certificate".
   3. The "Certificate Import Wizard" will start.
      1. Click "Next"
      2. Select the "Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate" option.  (This should be selected by default).
      3. Click "Next"
      4. Click "Finish"
   4. The "Security Warning" window will open.
      1. Click "Yes"
   5. A message stating "The import was successful" will appear.
      1. Click "OK", and the window will close.
   6. You are back at the 2nd "Certificate" window.
      1. Click "OK", and this window will close.
   7. You are back at the 1st "Certificate window.
      1. Click "OK", and this window will close.
   8. You are back to the "Untrusted Server" window.
      1. Click "Yes", and this window will close.
4. You may get a message titled "NTLM Authentication".
   1. Put a check in the box titled "Don't ask me again".
   2. Click "Yes"
5. You're done!  The next time that you connect to the Windows 98 virtual computer, you shouldn't receive any warning messages.

How to Connect to the Windows 98 Virtual Computer

1. Log into Terminal Services.
2. Start -> Programs -> Win98SE VM
3. You may get a lengthy message titled "Untrusted Server".
   1. Click "Yes"               
4. You may get another lengthy message titled "NTLM Authentication"
   1. Put a check in the "Don't ask me again" box.
   2. Click "Yes'
5. You are now connected to the virtual computer that is running Windows 98.
6. Now you can run "TracStar" and "WordPerfect Library"!  Woo hoo! 

Caveats

1. The Windows 98 PC can only print to the HP LaserJet 5si printer (near Wendy's office).
2. The TracStar and WordPerfect Library program are DOS-based programs.
   1. They do not support very many printers.
   2. There is limited mouse support. 

How do I get rid of those nagging messages?

Yes, there can be a lot of nagging, security-related messages when connecting to the Windows 98 virtual computer.  If you have to use this computer on a regular basis, these messages get old pretty fast!  Here's step-by-step playback for getting rid of them permenantly.

1. Log into Terminal Services.
2. Start -> Programs -> Win98SE VM
3. If you get the message titled "Untrusted Server":
   1. Click "View Certificate"
      1. The "Certificate" window will open.
      2. Go to the "Certification Path" Tab
      3. Select "backup" in the certificate list.
      4. Click "View Certificate".
   2. Another "Certificate" window will open.
      1. Go to the "General" Tab. (This should be selecte by default.)
      2. Click "Install Certificate".
   3. The "Certificate Import Wizard" will start.
      1. Click "Next"
      2. Select the "Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate" option.  (This should be selected by default).
      3. Click "Next"
      4. Click "Finish"
   4. The "Security Warning" window will open.
      1. Click "Yes"
   5. A message stating "The import was successful" will appear.
      1. Click "OK", and the window will close.
   6. You are back at the 2nd "Certificate" window.
      1. Click "OK", and this window will close.
   7. You are back at the 1st "Certificate window.
      1. Click "OK", and this window will close.
   8. You are back to the "Untrusted Server" window.
      1. Click "Yes", and this window will close.
4. You may get a message titled "NTLM Authentication".
   1. Put a check in the box titled "Don't ask me again".
   2. Click "Yes"
5. You're done!  The next time that you connect to the Windows 98 virtual computer, you shouldn't receive any warning messages.