Windows 98 Virtualbox Download

  

However, browsing experience with Win 98 is not good on today standards. Best thing to do is to create a new network adapter to communicate with the host (your machine) and share files. In this way you can download any games as you're used to do and then move those games to the Windows 98 and play from there. Turn off Windows 98. A virtual machine can be used to run another OS on your current OS (e.g. Run Windows 98 on your Windows XP system). Attached is Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and a Windows 98 Virtual Machine premade ready to use! You can use this image to run games which may not work on your modern computer without effecting your current operating system.

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Windows 98SE on VirtualBox (with video and audio drivers) (updated March 2019)

Why do this?

If you feel nostalgic for a bit of Windows 9x action, or you just want to play some old games that are between DOS and Windows XP, you can either build a retro PC gaming rig, or you can test the water with VirtualBox.

Once it’s all done, you too can see how pointless it all is. 🙂

Update March 2019: Due to popularity of this post, I’ve run through this again on OSX with Virtualbox 6. I’ve also added some new content and will continue to do so.

What you will need:

  • Windows 98SE ISO (link here, and key – HQ23F-WXWFF-7V3HJ-KCVXT-4FRRM)
  • SCITech Display Doctor (this will be the video driver) – https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BycgkMZbeQOzWXE5NUhnWGRycVE/edit?pli=1
  • VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
  • Opera 9.6 (http://www.oldversion.com/windows/opera-9-64)
  • Unofficial Windows 98 SE update roll up pack (http://files.platesteel.net/win98/U98SESP3.exe)
  • Some other software from http://files.platesteel.net/win98se

Create the VM and Install Windows 98 SE

  1. Create new VM on VirtualboxÂ
    • Type: Microsoft Windows
    • Version: Windows 98
    • RAM: 512MB
    • Create new fixed size HDD – 2GB (VDI is fine)
    • Edit the settings of the VM:
      • Display -> Video Memory ->
        • 128MB
        • Enable 2D Acceleration – Yes
        • Enable 3D Acceleration – Yes
  2. Install Windows 98SE
    1. Boot with your 98SE ISO mounted (you’ll have to find this yourself)
    2. Boot with option 2 – Start computer with CD-ROM supportÂ
    3. Run fdisk and accept all the defaults to create an 8GB partition on your virtual drive.
    4. Restart the virtual machine
    5. Boot with option 2 – Start computer with CD-ROM support
    6. Format the virtual drive using format on the Windows CD
      • D:win98format c:
    7. Run: D:setup.exe /ie /im /is /nr
      • /ie Disables create a boot disk (causes crashing on VBox and 98SE installer)
      • /im Disables checking conventional RAM
      • /is Disables scandisk
      • /iv Don’t disable billboards
      • /nr Disable registry check
    8. Run through the Windows installer with all the defaultsÂ
    9. After reboot – Boot from Hard Disk
    10. Enter your name and the CD key for Win98SE (DMWRC-T9XP4-GJ2P8-26G66-V9WBB); install will continue.
    11. If everything went well, you should see Windows 98 desktop and hear some tragic music. 🙂
    12. I recommend that you take a snapshot of the VM and call it “BASE INSTALL”

Install Video Driver

  1. Shutdown Windows (and the VM)
  2. Edit Settings of the VM -> Storage -> Add another device to the IDE controller (click the CD with the green plus) and mount the scitech-display-doctor-7.iso file you downloaded earlier.Â
  3. You should see a CD drive with Sdd7 – double click that then run the scitech-display-doctor-win-7.0 installer – Express installation is fine.Â
    • Register the Sci-Tech Display driver with either the name/serial in the text file on the mounted ISO, or use:
      • Name: CSCKnight
      • Serial: 0B5E-12B4-A8A4-0B
  4. OS will restart, when it returns, SciTech Display Doctor will load. Either register it or start the 21 day trial.
  5. On the HOME page, underneath Current Configuration, there is a section called Active Features. Click ‘Disabled’ next to SciTech Display Driver then select SciTech Nucleus Driver and apply.Â
  6. OS will reboot again (remember how annoying this used to be?)
  7. SciTech reloads and you’ll see that VESA VBE 2.0 Oracle VM VirtualBox VBE Adapter is now selected.Â
  8. Once the SciTech window returns; click the ‘Monitor not selected!’ link and choose SuperVGA 1600×1200, then reboot Windows.
  9. Once back into Windows after the reboot; right click Desktop then Properties then Settings
    • Here you should see Default Monitor on SciTech Display Doctor 7.0
  10. Click the monitor model, and select Super VGA 1600×1200.
    (Strangely, I wasn’t able to pick anything higher than 1024×768, so select that, it’ll make you reboot. Once you return, go back into the settings, and you’ll now see 1600×1200 32bit)
    • I’ve had issues trying to change resolution at the same time.
    • I’ve also had issues when the restart didn’t work – if so, restart the VM yourself – no need to go into safe mode, it should boot the second time OK.
  11. Right click Desktop -> Properties -> Settings; now you can select 1600×1200 32bit True Color no problem.
  12. Reboot one more time to be sure.
  13. Hello accelerated Windows desktop!
  14. Take another VM snapshot and call it something like “Display Driver Installed”

Configure for basic Internet access (NAT)

This will allow you to access the Internet, albeit in a basic and broken way.

  1. Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Setup
    1. I want to set up my Internet connection manually … or local area network (LAN).
    2. I connect through a local area network (LAN).
    3. Accept everything except for setting up a mail account.
    4. Internet Explorer 5 will load. I recommend that you download Opera 9.64 (Opera 10 and above doesn’t support Windows 9x) –Â http://www.oldversion.com/windows/opera-9-64
    5. It will download it as a IFHDIH.PHP file that’s about 5MB – don’t worry. Just rename this to opera.exe and it *will* run.
    6. It will complain that Msimg32.dll is missing or too old. Don’t worry, it’ll still work and we’ll come back to fix this later.

Install Mouse Driver

  1. Not strictly necessary, but I find that the mouse works better with this driver/software installed.
  2. Download and run Belkin PS2 Mouse Driver 1.0 from http://files.platesteel.net/win98se/F8E850_SW_v1.exe
  3. Select PS/2 connection type. It will make you reboot again.
  4. Driver installed will look like:

Install some Essential Applications and Tools

  1. Install 7zip – http://files.platesteel.net/win98se/7z920.exe
  2. Download, unzip and install TweakUI – http://files.platesteel.net/win98se/7z920.exe
    1. Right click the inf file then install; it will ask you for a disk. Just browse to the directory that it was decompressed in, and select the catalog file.

Install Internet Explorer 6

  1. Not a strict necessity, but it’s better than having IE5.
  2. Probably a good idea to snapshot here – “Pre-IE6”
  3. Download, unzip, and install from – http://files.platesteel.net/win98se/ie60sp1.7z

Customizations

  1. In Explorer/Folder window -> View -> Folder Options -> View
    1. Show all files
    2. Display the full path in title bar
    3. Don’t hide file extensions for known file types
    4. Show window contents while dragging
    5. Smooth edges of screen fonts
  2. Click Apply then Like Current Folder

Install AC97 soundcard

The default VM setting is SoundBlaster 16 compatible. You can use the Windows Midi Synth, but I’ve seen some issues with games. In turn, we can use 9x drivers for AC97. Warning: lots of these drivers don’t work, so use mine.

  1. Download my Win 95 AC97 driver from http://files.platesteel.net/win98se/0001-VXD_A406.exe but do *NOT* run it. simply right click and use 7zip to extract it to a directory.
  2. Shutdown the VM and go into Settings -> Audio, and change the audio hardware to ICH AC97, then boot up the machine.
  3. It will complain about no driver, select find driver and point it at the 0001-VXD_A406Win95 directory. It will find and install the driver for you without crashing/or no audio, possibly after a reboot. You will also see it installing Realtek SB Emulation.
  4. Should have audio and wavetable MIDI when it returns.
  5. You can test this by running C:windowssystemdxdiag.exe again.

Install Unofficial Windows 98SE Update Roll Up Pack (pseudo SP3)

  1. Download Windows 98SE SP3from http://files.platesteel.net/win98se/
  2. Instructions aren’t very good, it will pop up a Windows Help file. You can close this, then it’ll show you the install menu.
  3. Install DirectX 9.0c by itself, it will require a reboot after, then run installer again.
  4. Install Main Updates/System Core Files by itself. When complete, it will return with “Installation is now complete” and reboot, then run installer again (remember close the help window each time).
  5. At this point, I install (all at the same time) (with a reboot at the end):
    1. Adaptec ASPI Layer
    2. Animated Boot Up and Shutdown Logos
    3. DMA for all hard disks
    4. Microsoft Pain Graphic Filters
    5. Microsoft Word 97 SR-2
    6. Performance Tweaks
    7. Remote Desktop Connection
    8. Time Zone Update
    9. TrueType Fonts
    10. Universal Plug-n-PLay
    11. WinTop
  6. Snapshot! Call this “Windows 98SE Updated All Drivers and Clean”

Optional: Install 98SE2ME

  1. 98SE2ME will update over 700 of the system files with the newer versions from Windows ME. I don’t personally install it, at this time, but you can read more about it from the installer. http://www.mdgx.com/9s2m/read1st.php
  2. You will need a Windows ME ISO to use this.

Optional: Install KernelEx

  1. KernelEx adds an open source compatibility layer to Windows 98 that will let you run more modern software (like later versions of Opera, Firefox, etc).
    I don’t personally have it installed, at this time, but you can read more about it here: http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/

Optional: Install Revolution Pack 9

  1. Revolution Pack makes the 98SE installation look more like XP/Vista. I don’t personally install it, but you can read more about it here: http://rp9.win98.nl/

Info: Resizing Windows 98SE Partition

If you get into a situation where you don’t have enough disk space. You can solve it by extending the virtual disk within VirtualBox, then grow the fat32 partition with gparted live ISO. The only caveat is that you need to remove all snapshots first.

To resize the VDI:

/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/MacOS/VboxManage modifyhd –resize <MEGABYTES> <PATH TO VDI>

Then, boot from the gparted ISO. you should see the total disk size and utilized. Right click the partition and hit resize, then apply. Once it’s complete, Windows 98 should have the extra space available. I would run scandisk just to be sure everything is OK, too.

Software

Games

The biggest problem with VirtualBox and Windows 9x is the lack of Guest Additions. This prevents any hardware emulation for Direct3D.

N – Does not work
Y – Does work
P – Works, with issues.

  • N – C&C Gold 95
  • Y – Civilization 2 Ultimate Collection – works perfect (dx5 game)
  • N – Star Trek: Birth of the Federation 1.0.2 Software Emulation (video)

Applications

  • Y – Visual Studio 6 Enterprise
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In this article, we will examine how to install Microsoft Windows 98 step by step using Oracle VM VirtualBox on Windows PC/Laptop.

How to Setup Windows 98 in Oracle Software on Windows PC

The Windows 98 OS was released by Microsofton June 25, 1998, as an update to Windows 95.

It was not actually a full update for Windows 95. It was an update only for critical and critical updates, fixes and new devices. After it, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) released. Although Win 98 is no longer used today, it is still in the memory of many people.

It is possible to use the Windows 98 system virtually on your physical computer. And therefore, you can only install and use Win 98 with the intention to get to the curiosity.

You can install Windows 98 with virtualization programs such as VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion.

In our previous articles, we implemented a Windows 98 installation with other virtualization programs.

In this article, we will use the Oracle VM VBox virtualization program to perform the Windows 98 installation and finally install the guest additions.

NOTE: You can install Microsoft Windows 98 on Oracle VM VBox 6.0.10 by following the stages in this article.

How to Run Windows 98 in Virtual Machine

Before proceeding to the setup process, download Microsoft Windows 98 ISO file from the link below. Then follow the steps below to it on Windows 10.

Step 1

Run the Oracle VM VirtualBox program and click the New button to create a new virtual machine.

Step 2

Type the virtual pc name and select the operating system version. Then click the Next button to continue.

Step 3

Set the 1 GB (1024) RAM size for the Windows 98 machine and click on the Next button.

Step 4

To create a new virtual hard disk, select Create a virtual hard disk now, then click the Create button.

Step 5

Select the VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) option for the virtual HDD file type and click the Next button.

Step 6

In virtual machine installations with VirtualBox, we recommend configuring the virtual hard disk as Fixed Size. Because an HDD created with Fixed Size will increase the performance of the virtual machine.

Select the Fixed Size option for the virtual HDD and click Next.

Step 7

Also, storing the virtual hard disk in a different location will increase the performance of the virtual machine. In addition to this, running it on an external SSD Disk will increase the performance of it significantly.

Store the HDD device in a different location of virtual machine and click the Create button after specifying the 2 GB HDD size.

Step 8

Creating virtual hard disk…

Step 9

Now, to add the Windows 98 ISO image to the virtual machine, click the Right button / Settings on the virtual machine.

Step 10

Click Storage and then Empty from the left panel of the Win 98 settings window. Click on the CD / DVD symbol on the right-hand side and click Choose Virtual Optical Disk File.

Step 11

After adding the ISO image to the virtual machine, click the OK button to close the window.

Step 12

Start the Windows 98 virtual machine…

Step 13

From the Windows 98 Startup menu, press Enter on the Boot from CD-ROM.

Step 14

Press the Enter key on the Start Windows 98 Setup from CD-ROM option.

Step 15

Press Enter = Continue on the installation screen.

Step 16

Select Configure unallocated disk space and press Enter.

Step 17

If you want to use a large disk, select Yes, enable large disk support and press Enter.

Step 18

Press Enter to restart the virtual machine.

Step 19

In the same way, continue with the second option.

Step 20

Again, continue with the first option.

Step 21

Wait while the Microsoft Windows 98 C: drive is formatted.

Step 22

To continue with the installation, press Enter as shown below.

Step 23

Click the Continue button to start the installation.

Step 24

In this stage, you can specify the location where you want to install it. Select C:WINDOWS and click Next.

Step 25

Select the Typical that is selected by default from the installation options and click the Next button to continue the installation.

Step 26

Select Install the most common componentsand click Next.

Step 27

Type your user name for the virtual machine and click Next.

Step 28

Select the country you live in and click on the Next button.

Step 29

Installation is ready to copy Win98 files. Click Next to continue.

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Step 30

Copying your Win98 files to your computer…

Step 31

After copying the files, restart the virtual machine as follows.

Step 32

From the start menu, select Boot from Hard Diskand press Enter.

Step 33

Type your username and continue.

Step 34

To accept the license agreement, select I accept the Agreementand click Next.

Step 35

Windows 98 has saved all the information and click Finish to continue the next stage.

Step 36

Wait while MS Windows 98 does a hardware scan…

Step 37

Configure your date and time settings and click the Close button to save your settings.

Step 38

Updating system settings…

Step 39

To log in, type your username and click on the OK button.

Step 40

If you do not want to see the Welcome window again, uncheck the Show this screen each time Win 98 startsoption and close the window.

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Step 41

Oracle VM VirtualBox Win 98 installation has been successfully completed! You can check the system information in the following window.

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Final Word

In this article, we have performed the Windows 98 installation using the Oracle VM VBox virtualization program on the Windows 10 operating system. Thanks for following us!

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