MS Virtual PC Not Accessing DVD Drive


  1. timoteob
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    Windows 7 64 bit
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    MS Virtual PC Not Accessing DVD Drive


    I have got my Virtual PC setup and I want to install Win98.
    My Win98 install CD is in the DVD drive.
    The virtual PC is set to use a physical drive (E: in this case, which corresponds to my DVD drive).
    Windows 7 can read the CD, so the DVD drive is working and the CD is OK.
    When I launch the virtual PS I am told to "Reboot and Select you proper boot device or Insert Boot Media..."

    I have also tried using InfraRecorder to make an ISO of the disk, but that does not work as well.


    Thank you in advance for any information.
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  3. timoteob
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    Windows 7 64 bit
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    So it turns out that my Win98 install disk is not bootable. It has been so long that I forgot that I had to bootup with floppy, then install the OS. I found a win98 boot iso and it worked fine.
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  4. townsbg
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    Windows 7 pro
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    That was my first thought.
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