Virtualbox Windows 98 Vhd Download

Notes: In order for the mouse to work properly, you may have to type win /s instead of win. Windows 98 (32 bit).

Twenty years ago Windows 98 became available for sale to the general public, yet the operating system enjoyed a mixed reputation.

HiI am not experienced in this area so I don't know whether this is even possible, but I have a need to install Win98SE as a guest of Windows 7.I have been happily using Win98SE for many years but my wife recently talked me into buying a new beaut desktop system with Win 7 home installed on it.This seemed ike a good idea at the time but I soon realised that I still need access to various applications which will only run on Win98.The most important of these is a program I use to download end of day stock prices which is no longer supported and the later versions require an annual subscription. Another ap is a stock charting program which I use to build up a data base of the various companies performance over time.Trawling through the forum I have learned the various work arounds for the problems presented when using Win98SE and I have downloaded the Scitech video driver ready for the install, however it seems that a mouse will not be supported. Is this correct.

Is there anything else that has come to notice that may degrade the performance of the Win98SE OS when operating as a guest.From my research it appears that Win 98SE can be installed and set up from the program CD but I would need to transfer it across from the HDD where it now resides. Is this possible, and would someone be so kind as to assist me step by step in achieving this. I have the 98SE CD somewhere but I can't find it and the stock price downloader mentioned above is no longer available for Win98.The HDD in my old machine on which Win98SE is installed is 500Gb and my new machine has a 1Tb drive installed plus another 1Tb as an external drive. Posts: 5 Joined: 9.

Aug 2010, 04:27 Primary OS: MS Windows 7 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Windows98SE. As you properly have learned, there are several problems with VirtualBox and Win98, where the main disadvantage is VirtualBox does not support Win98 guest additions, so you will not get shared clipboard and folders etc, and video, sound and networking is rather tricky.If you only are going to use Virtualbox for a Win98 guest I suggest you try VirtualPC for Windows 7 which supports Win98 much better. VirtualPC 2007 is even better, but I am not sure if it will run on Windows 7.The easiest way to install Win98 is to make a bootable ISO file and mount it to the guest CD drive.To create the ISO file, copy the content of the Win98 CD to the ISO burner and make it bootable by this image: Posts: 554 Joined: 20. Oct 2009, 01:22 Primary OS: MS Windows 8.1 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Windows, LinuxMint. Jorgensen wrote:To create the ISO file, copy the content of the Win98 CD to the ISO burner and make it bootable by this image.I'm not sure why the second part of that should be necessary. Win98SE setup CDs are already bootable.

Just make an ISO image of it using a reliable tool such as ImgBurn, then check out the 'Howtos and Tutorials' section for the Win98 guests howto. Site Moderator Posts: 31321 Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09 Primary OS: MS Windows 10 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Mostly XP. Thanks for your advice guys but now I am really confused.Google searches are turning up comments like this:You cannot install Windows 98 on the Virtual PC mode.

Virtual PC in Windows 7 is designed to run Windows XP mode.But then others report similar to this:Note that Windows 98 WILL run in the older Virtual PC 2007 release. I'm doing just exactly that on Windows 7 Ultimate 32 on this very PC. It runs, albeit slowly.Microsoft also reports that Win98SE isn't supported:Is it supported or isn't it?I thought VB would be my best bet for doing this because there appears to be work arounds for most of the problems I will encounter (I am worried about mouse support though).I can't find my win98 cd so from your description do I make the iso file from the entire contents of the win98 HDD and is the guest cd drive virtual or physical.I'm sorry if these are dumb questions but I am a self taught hobbyist that is getting on in age so please be patient with me Posts: 5 Joined: 9. Aug 2010, 04:27 Primary OS: MS Windows 7 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Windows98SE.

The page you link to doesn't quite say what you seem to think it does. What it actually says is that the 'virtual applications feature' is not supported on Win98, which is not IMHO the same as saying that Win98 is not a supported guest OS.OTOH, my understanding is that 'XP Mode' in Windows 7 is named that way for good reason, i.e. That XP is the assumed guest OS.

However that does not mean that other guests will not run, it only means that you may get short shrift from MS tech support. And in fact since Win98 GAs did exist for VPC2007 you may stand a better chance of getting Win98 to run well there, as Win98 GAs have never existed for VirtualBox.And speaking of short shrift, if you have more questions about what Virtual PC / Win7 supports or doesn't support, you really ought to ask them on a VPC site! Site Moderator Posts: 31321 Joined: 4.

Sep 2008, 17:09 Primary OS: MS Windows 10 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Mostly XP. Another thing I wanted to say: I disagree with the recommended use of the Scitech Display Doctor. For one thing it's copyrighted software, and I'm not sure that 'abandonware' is a legally valid concept. More practically, since it was designed as shareware it has annoying nag features such as splash panels that take ages to go away and can't ever now be disabled (since its abandoned).

It is also ludicrously complicated to use. I would stick with the BearWindows suggested universal driver as suggested by our original Win98 howto. The new howto does however give valuable advice on how to get Win98SE up and running on an ACPI-enabled (virtual) PC.

Site Moderator Posts: 31321 Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09 Primary OS: MS Windows 10 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Mostly XP. Supported guest operating system. Virtual Applications feature is supported only on Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Professional. Windows Vista. Virtual Applications feature is supported only on Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate. Virtual Applications feature is supported only on Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 UltimateIn other words, only those three are supported, but the virtual applications feature (where an application running under the guest appears on the host almost as if it is running natively on the host) only applies to those versions of those guests.

In other words Windws 98 is NOT supported. One reason is VirtualPC for Win7 uses remote desktop to display the guest, which is only supported from Windows XP onwards. It is just possible to make Win98 run under Win7 VPC, but its clunky and far less usable than VirtualBox in spite of all its limitations. The ideal way to run virutial Win98 is under VPC 2007 on XP or Vista, but if you're running Windows 7, VBox is the only viable option. Posts: 81 Joined: 3. Mar 2009, 23:14.

Win98 is not supported by VirtualBox either, but it can be made to run anyway - just like VirtualPC on Windows 7.I have had Win98 running on both VirtualBox and VirtualPC 7 and prefer the latter of these two systems for Win98.Basically 'not supported' means there are no guest additions and you can't ask Microsoft about it.According to various information it is possible to install VitrualPC 2007 on Windows 7 if the XP mode is not installed. Posts: 554 Joined: 20. Oct 2009, 01:22 Primary OS: MS Windows 8.1 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Windows, LinuxMint. Actually, attempting to install VPC2007 on Windows7 results in a compatibility message that blocks installation regardless of whether XPmode is installed or not.

I'm not saying there isn't a way around it, but I have no idea what it would be short of a major registry hack that would probably break the Microsoft license. Being a cynic I think its blocked because Microsoft don't want Windows 7 users to have access to VPC2007 as that would mean they can't force migration from pre-XP and non Windows guests to more moderm Microsoft solutions.

I have very few doubts they would also block VBox from installing if they thought they could get away with it. I have tried running XP under Win7 VPC using an image from VPC2007. It ran, but it wasn't at all happy with not using remote desktop and I didn't consider it usable. Posts: 81 Joined: 3.

Mar 2009, 23:14. Hi Guys,Thanks for the how to Jorgenson.I am now getting someewhere but unfortunately not very far)I have been able to get the VM to read from the installation CD and start the setup procedure, however when I entered the product key it reported that I was attempting to install an upgrade version and as it couldn't find any traces of a previous version I couldn't proceed.This got me thinking.

At the DOS prompt the VHD was behaving exactly like a physical disk, allowing me to use fdisk and format and the setup performed a chkdsk, so if it would recognise a physical USB external drive, I would be able to clone my C: from my old win98SE machine. This would mean that I would have to remove the drive and install it into the USB housing where it originally resided before I installed it internally. I could then use xcopy with switches or drive image to copy the entire contents to the VHD. This should then be bootable and also contain the system from my old machine. I have successfully used this method previously when installing a larger IDE drive.This all seems too good to be true.What do you think? Posts: 5 Joined: 9.

Aug 2010, 04:27 Primary OS: MS Windows 7 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Windows98SE. Ays wrote:I could then use xcopy with switches or drive image to copy the entire contents to the VHD1.

So finding out today that his VA has passed really shook me despite not really following Rick.Rick has apparently voiced other video game characters (like Peppy Hare which I found out- I never really played Starfox so there's my excuse) as well as cartoons and worked on some shows.4/14/20 EDIT: Holy shit, you guys blew this up for me. TF2 Soldier's Voice Actor, Rick May, has passed due to complications with COVID-19.I found out through twitter through a.I do not follow many VAs religiously but I am really fond of the Soldier of TF2 in a sense that he is my spirit animal in a way. I'm humbled honestly. Slain monsters rest in peace.

Put the drive in the drive in the USB housing, as you suggest.2. Clone the physical drive directly to VHD format using the freeware tool.3.

(Optional but highly recommended). VHD is a poor format choice: so clone the VHD file to a VDI file using the tool.That takes care of the mechanics of converting the existing Win98 image to a VDI, which you can then mount in a VM and boot off. All that remains is getting it to actually complete a boot, expecting trouble because of the radical hardware differences of your VM. I've never tried a P2V with Win98, so I can't say if it will be easy or hard. Site Moderator Posts: 31321 Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09 Primary OS: MS Windows 10 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Mostly XP.