Problem installing Windows NT 3.51 in VMware

[Morea]

Hi everybody!! I've just tried to install Windows NT 3.51 Workstation in a VM in VMware, using the iso image in Italian taken from the FTP server, but I have a problem: now I will explain you what I did to setup the VM, so you can see if there's something wrong
1. I've formatted my Virtual hard disk with fdisk and format c:
2. I've installed Dos 6.22
3. I've installed CD drivers for my VM
4. I've started the NT 3.51 Setup from the iso by digiting d:\i386\winnt.exe
5. I've also prepared the 3 floppy images needed for the setup
6. I let the setup copied all the necessary files
7. Then it told me to reboot and let the setup continues its process, so I did and it told me to insert the floppy image number 2
8. Then it stucks on a blue screen with 2 lines, like "Windows NT Version 3.51 (build 1057) System processor and multiprocess kernel" and it doesn't do anything else

So what can I do to surpass this problem? Help me, please! Thanks!

[yourepicfailure]

Set the hardware compatibility to v4. Newer versions of VMWare emulate too many PCI busses and system hardware incompatible with this version of NT.

[Morea]

Set the hardware compatibility to v4. Newer versions of VMWare emulate too many PCI busses and system hardware incompatible with this version of NT.

I'm gonna try now!!

[The Distractor]

Also, it's better if you create boot floppies with winnt /ox

That way you can just boot from those floppies to start install and no need to install DOS, you just need to boot from a DOS bootdisk to create those floppies.

[rmsuperstar99]

I managed to install it using the floppyless (Winnt /b) on Workstation 5.x hardware profile using Workstation 11. Just remember to use fdisk and format before you use /b.

[Morea]

Thank you all for the support, I've just installed it following all your tips and now it works perfectly!!