windows 98 in 7??

Discussion in 'Virtualization' started by spacednow, May 5, 2010.

  1. spacednow

    spacednow MDL Member

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    #1 spacednow, May 5, 2010
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    Is it possible to install windows 98 from an ISO with Win7's default virtualization software? 2 hours of trying so far, but I can't get 98 setup to run. I'm trying from an ISO file. I must be missing something. I'm running 7x64 ultimate. XP works fine in VHD. Should I try different software? edit: Maybe I should turn autorun on??
     
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  2. Smorgan

    Smorgan Glitcher

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    #2 Smorgan, May 5, 2010
    I don't understand why your trying to get windows 98 to work but I won't ask...
    However I would recommend Vmware Workstation it hasn't let me down yet...
     
  3. spacednow

    spacednow MDL Member

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    #3 spacednow, May 5, 2010 (OP)
    I have a couple of OLD games that only play on 98. I miss 'em. None of my motherboards support 98 anymore though.
     
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  4. UnderShadow

    UnderShadow MDL Novice

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    vivek.krishnan MDL Novice

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    #5 vivek.krishnan, Aug 13, 2010
    nice to see someone trying for legacy software. BTW is Win 98 now free? :LOL:
     
  6. calatheamartinez

    calatheamartinez MDL Novice

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    #6 calatheamartinez, Aug 17, 2010
    Ok UnderShadow you post really nice information. but I think we need bootable cd or its image to install win 98 in vmware 7.0.1. other wise you need to boot vmware 7.0.1 and then run cmd mode and go to win 98 folder and then run setup file. its working. try it.
     
  7. antman67

    antman67 MDL Novice

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    #7 antman67, Aug 26, 2010
    Bootable image is the way to go, I agree