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windows 95 on virtual box (ubuntu)

Asked by kivancsengun

hi everyone. i want to install windows 95 or 98 on my netbook (msi - windbook xp compatitable - currently ubuntu installed) bu i dont how to do this. i have original windows 95 and windows 98 cd's with me but when i plug the cd into the netbook and run the virtual box first run, i get an error as 'no bootable media found'. i think that there must be a easy solution to it. if any of you have done this before, can u pls answer me as soon as possible..? thank you..

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You need to configure the virtualbox's strage to use the CD drive of the host system as the CD drive in the virtualbox.

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kivancsengun (kivanc95) said : 		#2

thats the easiest part ;)) , i'm talking about the fact that win 95 cannot be installed by some changes in virtual memory, video settings etc.. :S thats the big problem cuz i dont know those settings

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Windows 95 and 98 are just GUIs for DOS. If you install DOSBox, you will be able to install it there

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kivancsengun (kivanc95) said : 		#4

thx, i downloaded the software, i understood how it works. create a folder in ur pc and make it work as a virtual drive for the host of DOSbox, but how do i make it actually run the GUI of windows 95? I can run win 95 software under dosbox but is there any way to get the actual win 95 running, not the dos version? like, running a terminal in linux and then givin the command startx to get to gui mode

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

You will need to run dosbox and mount a folder as "C drive" then mount the installation CD as "D drive", alternatively you can copy the win98 folder from the CD to a folder then simply mount the folder as "C drive" then run the setup.exe from within dosbox (much easier plus you won't be bothered if the OS needs the windows install media as it's on your system).

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kivancsengun (kivanc95) said : 		#6

ok. thx for the quick answer :), i copied everything in win 98 cd to C:\win98 in the shell of dosbox how do i run the setup.exe? i guess you're acquainted with these kinda shell programs :)

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kivancsengun (kivanc95) said : 		#7

lol, i figured it out myself just in 5 minutes :P thank you very much for the advice, it really works... :)

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kivancsengun (kivanc95) said : 		#8

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.