Windows 7 - Installing Windows 95 in VirtualBox

**Win7User512** · 05-17-2009

When I had 95, it was an OEM. Days like these I'd like to have a copy of 95 to virtualize...

**swarfega** · 05-17-2009

This is where its getting stuck:

Installing Windows 95 in VirtualBox-win95.jpg

**Orbital Shark** · 05-17-2009

Do you get any HD (virtual) activity? I've just installed again and it went straight through, although it 'stopped responding' on the final reboot

What hardware are you using? It could be that Windows 95 doesn't get on with something.

**swarfega** · 05-17-2009

This is how its currently setup:

Installing Windows 95 in VirtualBox-win951.jpg

**Orbital Shark** · 05-17-2009

Try changing the OS type to Windows 95, i made a mistake before (although it still installed) and the Windows 95 OS setting worked too. Also, I have increased my memory to 128MB just for some give

**swarfega** · 05-17-2009

Did you get the screen during install where it asks about network and sound? Did you tick those?

**Orbital Shark** · 05-17-2009

Yeah, but i had the sound set up as Soundblaster 16 not ICH AC97.

**swarfega** · 05-17-2009

Yeah Ive just changed mine to 16. But its still hanging.

**johngalt** · 05-18-2009

Windows 95 is known to run but there has been limited testing on it, according to VirtualBox Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems - Virtuatopia

**swarfega** · 05-18-2009

I shall keep plugging away at it