Installing Windows 95 under Virtual PC

Installing Windows 95 under Virtual PC

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While Windows 95 is supported under Virtual PC 2004 - there are still a few common problems to be aware of when trying to install it.

Firstly - a lot of people forget that the Windows 95 CD is not actually bootable.  This means that you will need to dig up the old boot floppy and use it to install Windows 95.

Secondly - most Windows 95 installation CDs do not have drivers for our emulated motherboard (Intel 440BX).  The result of this is that halfway through installation Windows 95 will start complaining that it can't access the CD-ROM.  The easiest way to deal with this is to not install off of the CD.  Instead you should use the boot floppy to FDISK and format the hard disk.  You can then copy the 'WIN95' directory off of the CD and on to the hard disk and run 'SETUP.EXE' from the hard disk.

After installation you can download and install the Intel 440BX drivers from http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=816&OSFullName=Windows*+95&lang=eng&strOSs=15&submit=Go%21

Cheers,
Ben

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  • Odd - I've installed Win95 on (real) Intel 440BX boards, as well as its siblings - 440ZX, 440LX, 440EX, and the older 430TX. They never gave me losing-CDROM problems. They did require updating the INFs - I even slipstreamed it into the CD myself: http://powerjoe.tripod.com/win95mod.html
  • Big problem! My laptop does not have a floppy drive. How can I create a diskette image?
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