I have written two blog entries so far that describe how to create your own virtual machine:
The comments posted by readers have additional information, a recommended read.
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I had also no problem restoring a backup of Windows 95 made with Norton Ghost. The VMware Player booted the CD fine, and after like 6 or more reboots (remember, Windows 95 detects a lot of new hardware) of the virtual machine I had a backup of my Acer Extensa 367T notebook up and running. The only limitation was that I had only 16 colors available, probably caused by no driver available supporting the virtual videocard correctly.
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