Virtual Box and Windows 98 SE

dogbert2

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Hi All,

As I have way too much time on my hands, I found a old Windows 98 SE CD (which I promptly made into an ISO) and installed it into VirtualBox 4. Installed just fine (comes stock with IE 4).

Proceeded to install IE6Setup and a nice pack of updates which someone was kind enough to roll up into one package. To my surprise, Windows Update actually still worked for Win98 SE (amazing since support ended in 2006), but I have all the updates in (DirectX 9.0c, IE 6 SP1, .Net, etc). Win98 does not appear to validate with Microsoft's site, so as long as you have your product key (or access to one), it should work just fine. :p
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 630
Motherboard
ASUS M3A76-CM
Memory
8GB DDR2 PC-1066
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia Geforce GT240 (1GB GDDR3)
Sound Card
Via Audio (On-Board)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 205BW
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 (32-bit)
Hard Drives
1TB Seagate (ST31000340AS)
2TB Seagate (ST32000542AS)
PSU
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W 80 Plus
Case
Thermaltake Lanbox Lite
Cooling
Stock Heatsink/Fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Comfort Desktop
Mouse
HP Wireless Comfort Mouse
Internet Speed
3mbit/sec (down) - 384kb/sec (up)
98 predates validation, WAT, Genuine Windows etc which came in with windows XP, after some pre-release piracy "DevilsOwn Release" scared Microsoft into increasing the antipiracy measures.

This resulted in Vista, an OS that nobody even wanted to pirate.:roflmao:
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer 7520, Packard Bell dot se, Acer travelmate 2423
OS
Win 7 Ult + Starter, XP Pro +Home, 2kAS, Linux Mint 8, SuperOS
CPU
AMD 64 Athlon X2 , Intel Atom N450, Intel Celeron M 1.50 Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Fuquene
Memory
2.5GB ; 1GB; 2GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce7000m; Intel; Intel
Sound Card
Realtek AC57
Monitor(s) Displays
17" ;10.1"; 19"
Screen Resolution
1440x900;1024x600;1440x900;
Hard Drives
WD 80, WD 320;
PSU
19v
Case
Laptop
Cooling
Air
Internet Speed
9.7Mb/s down 0.99Mb/s up
Other Info
ISP VIRGINMEDIA 10M cable broadband - D-Link DIR615 wireless router, 3Com OfficeConnect ASDL router used as wireless extender switch
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