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first time setup???

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 03/25/2009
From: "Oppie" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I am looking to run a virtual copy of Win98 on an XP SP3 machine.
Downloaded and installed VirtualPC 2007 and followed all the setup
instructions. I am now trying to load the Win98 setup disc and it keeps
telling me 'reboot and select proper boot drive...'??? I have the win98 disc
in E: and have selected that drive in the virtualpc to use E:.
What have I missed?

tia - Oppie

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Re: first time setup???

Sent: 03/25/2009
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:32:38 -0400, "Oppie" <(email address - cut out)>
wrote:

Before you can install, you need to partition and format the C: drive
that you're going to install Win98 on.
You can get everything you need for installing Win98 (sans Win98 CD
and license) from my website.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>I am looking to run a virtual copy of Win98 on an XP SP3 machine.
>Downloaded and installed VirtualPC 2007 and followed all the setup
>instructions. I am now trying to load the Win98 setup disc and it keeps
>telling me 'reboot and select proper boot drive...'??? I have the win98 disc
>in E: and have selected that drive in the virtualpc to use E:.
>What have I missed?
>
>tia - Oppie

Re: first time setup???

Sent: 03/25/2009
From: "Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:34:23 -0400, "Oppie" <(email address - cut out)>
wrote:

Good question, I'm not sure of this either...I haven't tried to update
my Win98 VMs in quite a while. I keep them isolated from direct
contact with the Internet.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

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>
>"Steve Jain [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>news:(email address - cut out)...
>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:32:38 -0400, "Oppie" <(email address - cut out)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I am looking to run a virtual copy of Win98 on an XP SP3 machine.
>>>Downloaded and installed VirtualPC 2007 and followed all the setup
>>>instructions. I am now trying to load the Win98 setup disc and it keeps
>>>telling me 'reboot and select proper boot drive...'??? I have the win98
>>>disc
>>>in E: and have selected that drive in the virtualpc to use E:.
>>>What have I missed?
>>>
>>>tia - Oppie
>>
>> Before you can install, you need to partition and format the C: drive
>> that you're going to install Win98 on.
>> You can get everything you need for installing Win98 (sans Win98 CD
>> and license) from my website.
>>
>> http://vpc.essjae.com/
>
>Thanks Steve,
>I had just started browsing the forum and didn't find anything related at
>first. Made the post and then later after getting about 1K headers... found
>your discussion on using Win98SE which was paydirt. I've expended my sandbox
>time for today so will play later. Thanks for the info. We have a few old
>programs that only run under 98/98se and this will be most helpful if we can
>get it running.
>
>Is it recommended to run windows update while in the VM to get security
>updates? I not even sure if MS is giving security updates for 98. I know
>they suspended all other updates long ago.

Re: first time setup???

Sent: 03/26/2009
From: "ytani" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Win98CD is not bootable like Win2000/XP/Vista.
We have to boot from startup FD to setup Win98/98SE.
You should capture startup FD first then reboot VPC so that
VPC can boot up from startup FD image.
You can partition and format HDD image then.

I recommend to excute smartdrv.exe before executing
Win98 install. If not, it takes very long time to install OS.

yasu

Re: first time setup???

Sent: 03/26/2009
From: "Oppie" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"ytani" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:#(email address - cut out)...

Thank you for that. Been a while since I last did the Win98 install and I
get brain cramps...
Oppie

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> Win98CD is not bootable like Win2000/XP/Vista.
> We have to boot from startup FD to setup Win98/98SE.
> You should capture startup FD first then reboot VPC so that
> VPC can boot up from startup FD image.
> You can partition and format HDD image then.
>
> I recommend to excute smartdrv.exe before executing
> Win98 install. If not, it takes very long time to install OS.
>
> yasu
>
>

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