Windows95 VM

[Simon34545]

So I recently decided to make a Windows 95 (1995) VM on VirtualBox and setup is working fine... until it prompts me to remove floppy disk. I know it is supposed to do this, but when I remove it and I press ok to restart it returns me to DOS, which isn't supposed to happen. Can anyone help me with this? This is the tutorial I'm following: www . how to geek . com/329301/how-to-install-windows-95-in-a-virtual-machine/
(it won't let me put links because I'm new.)

 

[migles]

why not simply use the disc version of 95?

nevermind i could swear the disc was bootable like any windows disc, and according to the link it is not...

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I mean, did you try just resetting the VM from VirtualBox's menu? What happens if you reboot the VM?

 

[Simon34545]

it does it every tim
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i can record if u want

 

[RHOPKINS13]

i got iso from *** and img from ***

I'm not sure about the boot diskette image, but that ISO link is definitely not allowed here.

 

[ItsMetaKnight]

Eject/unload the boot floppy from the VM, then restart, what happens?

 

[RHOPKINS13]

As far as setting up the VM, what I recommend is boot using the bootup disc, and use fdisk to partition your virtual hard drive. Delete any existing partitions, and then just make one large primary partition. Reboot the VM, then format it:

format C:

After it finishes formatting, make it bootable

sys C:

Make a new folder called Win95 on the hard drive

C:
mkdir Win95

and then copy everything from the Win95 folder on your ISO to that directory

copy D:\Win95\* C:\Win95\

Finally, remove both the floppy and the cd drive and reboot. It should boot off of your virtual hard drive just fine. Then go into your Win95 directory

cd Win95

and run setup.exe. If you want, you can use setup /? to get a listing of parameters you can use. I usually skip a bunch of things like scandisk and making a boot disk.

An advantage of this is that it will record the installation media in the registry as being the Win95 folder on your virtual hard drive. As long as that folder is there, Windows will never ask you to insert your Windows 95 cd when installing optional components and during certain other operations. It's worth the small amount of space that Win95 folder takes up.

 

[Simon34545]

i guess because i posted this on the main page it got replys so fast?

 

[RHOPKINS13]

i guess because i posted this on the main page it got replys so fast?

Umm, just checked and this thread has only received 10 views (and counting) so far, it's not exactly stellar for this forum. I'm guessing anyone who saw it only did so because they saw it on the "Recent Content" panel. I love retro gaming, so when I saw Windows 95 I was intrigued. I used to run Windows 95 on my Original Xbox using Qemu to show off to my friends. There are also ways of booting it on your Wii, 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and Android device, so I was interested in seeing what the thread was about.

 

[Simon34545]

wait... WINDOWS 95 ON 3DS?!

 

[migles]

wait... WINDOWS 95 ON 3DS?!

yeah, it can be done trough a DOS emulator, since win95 is basically DOS. it runs but its really really slow

 

[RHOPKINS13]

wait... WINDOWS 95 ON 3DS?!

Yes, using Dosbox. It's slow and kind of a pain to work with, but it's still kinda cool that you can even do it.

 

[Simon34545]

can i use
xcopy R:\ C:\INSTALL\ /S
instead of
copy D:\Win95\* C:\Win95\




because
copy D:\Win95\* C:\Win95\
Invalid drive specified

copy R:\Win95\* C:\Win95\
File not found - R:\Win95\*
0 file(s) copied

copy R:\Win95\ * C:\Win95\
Too many paremeters

 

[tech3475]

Here’s a guide which might help:
https://www.howtogeek.com/329301/how-to-install-windows-95-in-a-virtual-machine/

 

[Simon34545]

where do i download dosbox

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are. you. blind.

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thats the guide i used b4

 

[RHOPKINS13]

can i use
xcopy R:\ C:\INSTALL\ /S
instead of
copy D:\Win95\* C:\Win95\

Ok, it looks like your boot disk is set up so that the first CD drive is R:, that's not a problem. But what is a problem is it looks like your CD has a folder named INSTALL instead of WIN95, that's not normal.

where do i download dosbox

Depends on what you're looking for. Dosbox is free, you can download it from dosbox.com for your PC or if you want to use it on something else you can either use a direct port of it or a retroarch core.

 

[tech3475]

where do i download dosbox

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are. you. blind.

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thats the guide i used b4

Sorry, didn’t see realise because of the breaks and you weren’t following it when performing xcopy.

Just remembered, I think I used this guide for dosbox method but it was a pain to use e.g. keyboard issues with dosbox (may be because mine was gb):
https://dsync.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-complete-guide-to-install-windows-95.html

Another option may be to try vmware player which is free non-commercial but I’ve only used the workstation pro version with 3.11 and win98se:
https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html

 

[Simon34545]

Ok, it looks like your boot disk is set up so that the first CD drive is R:, that's not a problem. But what is a problem is it looks like your CD has a folder named INSTALL instead of WIN95, that's not normal.



Depends on what you're looking for. Dosbox is free, you can download it from dosbox.com for your PC or if you want to use it on something else you can either use a direct port of it or a retroarch core.

dosbox 3ds
also
i ran setup again with out any floppy disk from start and it still detected one and i restarted which brought me back to dos mode
is there any code i can use to continue setup with out restarting it

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oh INSTALL. then where can i find a boot disk where theres no INSTALL

 

[Simon34545]

you know what i just found my problem:
so when it says remove floppy disk i thought it just ment Windows95a.img, not that AND Win95.iso
because when i was in dos i just decided out of nowhere to remeve Win95.iso, restart, and watch it hopefully break
instead it got fixed
but i still might not have even thought about it with out creating this thread and getting replies
but if im supposed to have a Win95 folder not INSTALL then i dont know

 

[Simon34545]

bye

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but still where do i download dosbox for 3ds... oh wow, one of my posts on this thread was removed because of pirated content

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i was just about to give up when i made this thread and now im gonna make win98 vm and more

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IM ABOUT TO INSTALL WINDOWS 3.1 VM IN DOSBOX (PC)