For this to work properly you will need to be using a host that can do virtualization. This is enabled via a technology referred to as VT-x. For many pre-built systems such as those from large manufacturers like Dell, HP or Lenovo VT-x is likely disabled by default and will require enabling. Check your vendors documentation on how to enable this — however the process between vendors is rather simple and this blog entry at helpdeskgeek. Not all systems can virtualize however — some lower end processors, laptops or tablets may not support virtualization.
Beyond enabling VT-x, you will also need to consider system resources on your host that you will need to allocate to the virtual machine. My personal preference is overkill when dedicating resources to the virtual machine, this means that I need to ensure I can spare MB of RAM and anywhere between 10 to 30GB of hard disk space. In the world of virtualization you will often hear the terms host and guest.
Host may also be referred to as hyper-visor. A host is the system to which the virtualisation software sits on. In this case it is likely your normal desktop PC or laptop. A guest is used to describe any operating system that exists virtually under the host. In this case Windows 98 Second Edition is a guest on your host computer.
I write this guide expecting that you will be using the latest Microsoft operating system at the time of writing, Windows However the basics will apply to Windows 7, 8 and 8. For Linux users VMware do develop a. OK so hopefully you have successfully set up the virtual machine as per the instructions above, and you are sitting at the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu prompt.
So hopefully you have successfully installed the operating system files onto your virtual hard disk and the virtual machine is now showing a frankly beautiful Welcome to Windows 98 dialog box. If you follow this guide I am certain that you will end up with a high quality virtual machine ready for whatever you wish to throw at it. Of course things may be slightly different depending on the version of install media you choose — if things are greatly different please let me know in the comments as it would be interesting to see how.
So to avoid a lot of time loss I highly suggest following the following steps to quickly take a copy of the virtual hard disk file, so that in a case of emergency you can quickly roll back to this fresh copy. Many people after achieving the above wonder how they can get their software such as old versions of Microsoft Office or their games into their virtual machine.
The easiest way is via. ISO files. You can see this guide which explains how to create. ISO files in moments using free software such as ImgBurn. ISO files you find online you should be able to mount into your virtual machine without too much issue. Take it from me, getting on-line with Windows 98 SE is pretty miserable. The operating system includes Internet Explorer 5 by default which can just about load google. As you can imagine anything remotely complex causes all kinds of strange behaviour and rendering issues.
I have had some success getting online with an old version of the K-Meleon web browser version 1. Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine. Note Some Windows 98 packages require that you boot from a floppy disk. If you have such a package, insert the boot floppy in the floppy disk drive. Follow the on-screen instructions. The setup program continues installing Windows For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at www.
Enabling Networking After Installing Windows 98 If networking was disabled at the time you installed Windows 98, you can enable it after the operating system has been installed. To set up networking for a virtual machine, power off the virtual machine and add a network adapter to the configuration.
The default Ethernet adapter settings should work well and do not need to be changed. Use the Network icon in the Windows 98 Control Panel to view or change network settings. These devices do not actually exist and are not consuming IRQ or other resources.
You can remove them using the Windows device manager if you like. Guest screen savers that demand a lot of processing power can cause the X server on the host to freeze. I believe VMware Workstation or Server will be your best option. Choose one of them depending on how much you are ready to spend.
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