Installing Windows 95 in VirtualBox

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  1. Win7User512
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    Windows 7 x64 / Same
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    When I had 95, it was an OEM. Days like these I'd like to have a copy of 95 to virtualize...
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  3. swarfega
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    This is where its getting stuck:

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  4. Orbital Shark
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    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.
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  6. swarfega
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    This is how its currently setup:

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  7. Orbital Shark
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    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
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  8. swarfega
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    Did you get the screen during install where it asks about network and sound? Did you tick those?
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  10. Orbital Shark
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    Yeah, but i had the sound set up as Soundblaster 16 not ICH AC97.
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  11. swarfega
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    Yeah Ive just changed mine to 16. But its still hanging.
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  12. johngalt
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    Windows 95 is known to run but there has been limited testing on it, according to VirtualBox Supported Host and Guest Operating Systems - Virtuatopia
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  13. swarfega
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       New #30

    I shall keep plugging away at it
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