Running a Windows 95 VM in Virtualbox
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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0069.html
01. Download MS-DOS 6.22 https://winworldpc.com/product/ms-dos/622
02. Download MS-DOS CD driver https://archive.org/download/cd-driver-1.25
03. Download Microsoft Windows 95 https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-95/osr-3
04. Extract the MS-DOS and Windows 95 files
05. Launch Virtualbox
06. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
Name: Windows 95
Machine Folder: C:\VMs
Type: Microsoft Windows
Version: Windows 95
Memory Size: 256 MB
Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now
07. Click Create
08. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
Name the virtual disk image Windows 95.vdi
File size: 256 MB
Hard disk file type: VDI
Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated
09. Click Create
10. Select the VM and Click Settings
11. Select System ≫ Acceleration
12. Uncheck Enable Nested Paging
13. Uncheck Enable VT-x/AMD-V
14. Select Storage
15. Click on the floppy disk drive
16. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual floppy disk file...
17. Browse to the extracted MS-DOS 6.22 files and select Disk1.img
18. Click OK
19. Click on the CD-ROM drive
20. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual optical disc file...
21. Browse to the extracted Windows 95 files and select Win95_OSR25.iso
22. Click OK
23. Make sure the Windows 95 VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
24. Press Enter to start the MS-DOS installation and press Enter multiple times to accept the default values
25. When prompted by the installer, go to the VM settings and swap out the MS-DOS disk images and press Enter to continue
26. Once MS-DOS has been successfully installed, select Devices ≫ Floppy Drives ≫ Remove disk from virtual drive
27. Press Enter in the VM to reboot
28. Once MS-DOS has booted, select Devices ≫ Floppy Drives ≫ Choose disk image...
29. Navigate to and select cd-driver-1.25.img
30. Type the following commands
A:
install
31. The CD-ROM driver installation process will start
32. Click OK to complete the installation
33. Select Devices ≫ Floppy Drives ≫ Remove disk from virtual drive
34. Select Machine ≫ Reset ≫ Reset to restart the VM
35. Upon booting into MS-DOS the Virtualbox CD drive should be assigned a drive letter
36. Type the following commands:
D:
setup
37. Press Enter for the routine maintenance
38. Click the Continue button
39. Click Yes to accept the licensing agreement
40. Continue along the default installation by clicking the Next button
41. Select No to creating a startup disk
42. Click Finish to complete the setup
43. Click OK to restart the VM
44. Follow the prompts to give the virtual machine a name and workgroup
45. Wait for the files to copy and Windows 95 to complete initializing
46. Select a timezone ≫ Click OK
47. Click Cancel on the printer setup dialog
48. Select Devices ≫ Optical Drives ≫ Remove disk from virtual drive
49. Click OK to reboot
50. Press Escape or click the Cancel button on the Windows Network login
51. Enjoy the boot up sound from the Gods
52. Welcome back to Windows 95
53. Revel in the nostalgia
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