Marl_Kane
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Virtual PC - Loading Operating System
I would like to load and run Win 95 or Win 98 (pre-SE) in Virtual PC in order to run some legacy software. My problem is I recently cleaned the shelf and diposed of some of the old software. I now have a DOS boot disk, a Windows 95 Upgrade CD, and a Windows 98 Upgrade CD. When I boot form the DOS disk I get an A: prompt and can not get the Win95 or Win98 CDs to load an operating system.
Can anyone suggest how I might get either WIn95 or 98 to load from the Upgrade Disks. I obviously have disposed of the full versions as I cleaned the "shelf". At the time I did not recognize the need to run this legacy program, or even recognize that Virual PC would serve the purpose.
Can anyone suggest how I might get either WIn95 or 98 to load from the Upgrade Disks. I obviously have disposed of the full versions as I cleaned the "shelf". At the time I did not recognize the need to run this legacy program, or even recognize that Virual PC would serve the purpose.
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Using the boot disk from Bart's I am able to get Win98 to begin to load from CD. I then hit an error message indicating: "If you have HPFS or NTFS installed as your hard drive you will need to create an MS-DOS boot partition to set up Windows."
The host machine is running Win2K and the hard drive is NTFS. How do I handle the DOS partition requirement in Virtual PC?
The host machine is running Win2K and the hard drive is NTFS. How do I handle the DOS partition requirement in Virtual PC?
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Here I am back still trying to load an operating system into VPC. I now have Win95 CD and a Win95 Boot Disk. I must admit that it has been so long since I have done anything in DOS that I am unsure of what steps to take to get Win95 up and runnine in VPC. I boot up in VPC, go to the CD drive and go to setup.exe. Setup starts and then tells me that "Windows Setup requres 7340032 on your "C" drive". How do I go about configuring the v-drive in VPC to be FAT? I have set up a DOS partition, do I need to set up another partition?
I would certainly like to find a set of instructions that leads one through the process.
I would certainly like to find a set of instructions that leads one through the process.
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I will follow up oon mpfister's recommendation, although I have a DOS boot disk.