Installing Windows 98 in Virtual Box

Requirements-

• Virtual Box


• Intel Pentium/AMD Processor above 1 Ghz (Pentium D or Core 2 Duo will be preferable


• At least 2GB of Disk Space for Creating the VM in FAT 32 Partition.


• Windows 98 disk


• Any other required software that you want to install in windows 98.


• At least 96 MB free RAM for running Windows 98 (Guest OS).

Installing Virtual Box-

Right Click my computer select properties and choose hardware and choose driver signing and choose warn.

Run Setup

Configuring Virtual Box-

Run Virtual Box and choose New to start the VM Creation Wizard

Click Next

Type the name of the Virtual Machine and Choose Windows 98 from Dropdown and hit next.


Select the amount of RAM for Guest OS say 96 MB & hit next.


In this Screen you choose to create Virtual Hard Disk for the Guest OS. Hit New and click next.

Choose New

Choose- Dynamic if you want the Disk Space to be filled as its used . Choose Fixed to Pre allocate the Disk Space.

Type the Path & file name for the disk and choose the amount of diskspace for the Virtual Har disk & hit next.



Hit Finish


hit next.

Hit Finish and your New Virtual Machine is Created.

Select Windows 98 and click CD/DVD ROM

Select Your Drive letter. If you want to install Windows 98 from ISO Image choose its path.

Now select network and click the + sign and click ok. If a dialog pops up click continue anyway and click ok.



Click ok.

Insert your windows 98 cdrom into the drive. And start the VM

Select boot from CDROM

Start Windows 98 setup from cd rom




Press Enter

Press Enter

Select Yes, enable large disk......



Restart



Setup will format your Virtual Hardisk in FAT32 Format.




Press Enter to Continue.





Press Continue to begin Installing. Rest of the Setup is Self Explanatory.