
WINDOWS 95 VIRTUAL BOX INSTALL
In the Choose Directory window, select the default C:\WINDOWS location where you will install your virtual system and click Next.
WINDOWS 95 VIRTUAL BOX LICENSE
Press Page Down to read the Windows 95 license agreement and then click Yes to accept it.Ĭlick Next for the setup wizard to collect information about your computer and copy the system files. Click the Continue button in the welcome window to start the installation. When the Windows 95 Setup screen opens, the wizard informs you that the installation will be completed in 30 to 60 minutes. When Microsoft ScanDisk opens, wait while your system’s file integrity, disk size, and directory structure are checked. copy R:\WIN95\*.* C:\WIN95 CopyĪfter copying the system files, execute the setup command in the C:\WIN95 folder to start the Windows 95 installation, and then press Enter to continue.
WINDOWS 95 VIRTUAL BOX DRIVER
To view the contents of the CD-ROM device, switch to the relevant driver with the R: command and view and control the contents of the drive with the dir command.Įxecute the command below on the command line to copy the Windows 95 installation files to the WIN95 folder you created on the C drive. To create a folder named WIN95 on C, first, go to the C drive with the C: command and execute the “mkdir WIN95” command. format C: CopyĪfter formatting the C drive, you need to create a new folder to copy the Windows 95 system files. Press Enter to configure the volume label character count as a default. You need to format the disk on which you created the primary partition, execute the format C: command on the command line, and then press Y to confirm that all files on the C drive will be deleted.

Press Enter on the CD-ROM Drive on the Boot Menu screen and continue. To open the Boot Menu on VMware, press the ESC key while restarting your system. You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect, to do this click the down arrow next to the Suspend button and click Restart Guest.Īfter restarting your virtual system, you may get the operating system lost error because you are not booting from the CD-ROM. Press the Y key and then Enter to confirm the maximum disk size usage for the Primary Partition you created. Press Enter on the Create Primary DOS Partition option to create a primary partition on the disk. Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive Copy


In the Microsoft Windows 95 FDISK options screen, press Enter on the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive option. If your system has a disk size larger than 512MB, press Y followed by Enter to enable large disk usage. You do not need a floppy device as fdisk is integrated in the content of the ISO file you add to the VM.Įxecute the “fdisk” command in the A:\> command line to edit the virtual disk. The first screen you will encounter after booting your system is as follows. After adding the Floppy device to the virtual machine, you need to open it with the img extension boot file and first prepare the disk and then copy the system files.

If you have an original installation media, you will need a Floppy drive. When the VM is ready, when it opens automatically on the homepage of the program, run it and proceed to the installation steps.Īfter preparing and running your virtual computer, when your system’s boot screen opens, you must first edit the virtual disk you created using the fdisk command.īefore installing the Windows 95 operating system, you need to format the disk and create an active partition.
