Windows 7 - Windows 95 faults in setup

swarfega · 08-09-2009

When I try to install Windows 95 in VirtualBox I get as far as copying the files and then I get this error:

This also happens when I try installing Windows 3.1 and Windows Me so I imagine is something to do with win9.x and prior.

any suggestions please.

Antman · 08-09-2009

Sun does not recommend and does not support Winver's 98 or earlier. You can do it, but you need to use a Google adapter.

petrossa · 08-09-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

When I try to install Windows 95 in VirtualBox I get as far as copying the files and then I get this error:

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This also happens when I try installing Windows 3.1 and Windows Me so I imagine is something to do with win9.x and prior.

any suggestions please.

i managed to get it going in Vista, let me see, BRB

Kari · 08-09-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

This also happens when I try installing Windows 3.1 and Windows Me so I imagine is something to do with win9.x and prior.

any suggestions please.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but prior to WinNT & 2000, windows was rather a GUI on top of DOS than an OS. Of 3.X I'm sure you had to first install DOS and only thereafter Windows. I do not recall how it was wit 95?

Anyway, I found this for you.

Kari

swarfega · 08-09-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Kari

Correct me if I'm wrong, but prior to WinNT & 2000, windows was rather a GUI on top of DOS than an OS. Of 3.X I'm sure you had to first install DOS and only thereafter Windows. I do not recall how it was wit 95?

Anyway, I found this for you.

Kari

yes it was. It was on top of dos. I did format the drive and sys'd it to transfer dos over before installing Windows.

Antman · 08-09-2009

Swarf, you should apply for a position at Sun. Maybe a support bloggist. Blogger is to bloggist as technician is to engineer.

Kari · 08-09-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

yes it was. It was on top of dos. I did format the drive and sys'd it to transfer dos over before installing Windows.

Yeah, I was quite sure you'd done that. It just was the first thing in my mind after reading your post.

Orbital Shark · 08-09-2009

That's very strange Swarf, i've had 95 installed on VBox with no issues. The only thing was getting drivers installed for my video/wireless hardware

swarfega · 08-09-2009

Thanks you pointed me in the right direction:

edited the config.sys file to include:

Code:

DEVICE=\TEMP\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=\TEMP\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
STACKS=0,0

DEVICE=\TEMP\CD1.SYS /D:banana
LASTDRIVE=Z

DarkNovaGamer · 08-09-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by swarfega

Thanks you pointed me in the right direction:

edited the config.sys file to include:

Code:

DEVICE=\TEMP\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=\TEMP\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
STACKS=0,0

DEVICE=\TEMP\CD1.SYS /D:banana
LASTDRIVE=Z

Sorry I have to comment..

LOL banana? D Drive is a Banana.. Hmm... lol

I am done.