>Sorry to ask such a basic question, but:
>
>I have virtually every MSDN subscription disk back to the mid 90"s. I am
>attempting to simply create a Windows 98 Virtual Machine on my XP host so
>that I can continue to use an old scanner. I am a developer, so I will
>hopefully understand the most arcane description you can give that will
>resolve this.
>
>I am given the following choices: use a Win98 boot CD (don't have one), use
>an ISO file (ditto), or use a boot floppy. Using every DOS memory that comes
>to mind, I cannot create a floppy that works. I have the Windows 98 Versions
>MSDN disk, the Windows ME disk, etc., but can't get to the point where I can
>run setup successfully. The closest I have come is by using a Windows 98
>startup disk from many years ago, probably created on a Dell machine from
>that vintage, but it ultimately complains of an incompatibility between FAT
>and NTFS when I run setup from the CD.
>
>This shouldn't be this hard. All I want to do is install Windows 98 from
>within Virtual PC 2004 on my XP Professional host.
>
>Any help will be appreciated. Sorry to be so stupid.
>
>Cordially,
>
>Fred

> Sorry to ask such a basic question, but:
>
> I have virtually every MSDN subscription disk back to the mid 90"s. I am
> attempting to simply create a Windows 98 Virtual Machine on my XP host so
> that I can continue to use an old scanner. I am a developer, so I will
> hopefully understand the most arcane description you can give that will
> resolve this.
>
> I am given the following choices: use a Win98 boot CD (don't have one),
> use
> an ISO file (ditto), or use a boot floppy. Using every DOS memory that
> comes
> to mind, I cannot create a floppy that works. I have the Windows 98
> Versions
> MSDN disk, the Windows ME disk, etc., but can't get to the point where I
> can
> run setup successfully. The closest I have come is by using a Windows 98
> startup disk from many years ago, probably created on a Dell machine from
> that vintage, but it ultimately complains of an incompatibility between
> FAT
> and NTFS when I run setup from the CD.
>
> This shouldn't be this hard. All I want to do is install Windows 98 from
> within Virtual PC 2004 on my XP Professional host.
>
> Any help will be appreciated. Sorry to be so stupid.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Fred