Virtualization - Microsoft Windows 4.10.2222 (98 Second Edition) on VirtualBox 6.1 for Windows 10 x86

 

Installed and Working

Tips:

• Follow instructions from here.
• Maximum RAM is 1024 MB
• Maximum HDD size is 128 GB
• Disable "Communications" group
• Do not create the Windows Start-up disk
• Remove Floppy and Optical after initial install
• Product key: PRDDH-83JD9-G6PK4-684GF-6Y73B (from here)
• Windows: Control Panel > Network > Add > Protocol > Microsoft > NetBEUI

Links

• Product Keys.

Pending:

• Never shutdowns

VirtualBox configuration file

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE.
** If you make changes to this file while any VirtualBox related application
** is running, your changes will be overwritten later, without taking effect.
** Use VBoxManage or the VirtualBox Manager GUI to make changes.
-->
<VirtualBox xmlns="http://www.virtualbox.org/" version="1.15-windows">
  <Machine uuid="{bc6f6678-2ad5-4b38-8406-dff07d4b73b0}" name="Microsoft Windows 98 SE" OSType="Windows98" snapshotFolder="Snapshots" lastStateChange="2021-08-02T10:03:41Z">
    <Description>"%ProgramFiles%\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" setextradata "Microsoft Windows 98 SE" VBoxInternal/USB/HidMouse/0/Config/CoordShift 0</Description>
    <MediaRegistry>
      <HardDisks>
        <HardDisk uuid="{9481d0d7-8a91-4db3-a95f-a3a9a8f868dd}" location="Microsoft Windows 98 SE.vdi" format="VDI" type="Normal"/>
      </HardDisks>
      <DVDImages>
        <Image uuid="{fcd0e1fb-fcde-4469-9bc5-914e615cd37c}" location="//192.168.0.5/vol014/Software Repository/Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows and offsprings/Windows 4.x/4. Windows 4.10.1998 (98 Memphis)/4. MS Windows 98 SE/Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition.iso"/>
        <Image uuid="{ba80926c-bfad-40a6-9d7e-1530b9e6bb81}" location="//192.168.0.5/vol014/Software Repository/Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows and offsprings/Windows 4.x/7. Windows 4.10.2222 (98 SE)/Windows 98 SE (101 - Retail Full).iso"/>
        <Image uuid="{96e3ef96-fb15-4238-8fb0-b124b391f056}" location="//192.168.0.5/vol014/Software Repository/Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows and offsprings/Windows 4.x/7. Windows 4.10.2222 (98 SE)/Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition.iso"/>
        <Image uuid="{fb2a0b34-2f88-4343-a14e-f275df57a248}" location="//192.168.0.5/vol014/Software Repository/Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows and offsprings/Windows 4.x/0. Tools and Patches/SciTechDoctor/scitech-display-doctor-7.iso"/>
      </DVDImages>
      <FloppyImages>
        <Image uuid="{6a7a48fb-db4a-47e0-aab6-f1afa161d621}" location="//192.168.0.5/vol014/Software Repository/Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows and offsprings/Windows 4.x/4. Windows 4.10.1998 (98 Memphis)/4. MS Windows 98 SE/Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition - Boot Disk (3.5-1.44mb)/Windows 98 Second Edition Boot.img"/>
        <Image uuid="{281aee5f-2e7d-4908-a826-d7f6ae6da98f}" location="//192.168.0.5/vol014/Software Repository/Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows and offsprings/Windows 4.x/7. Windows 4.10.2222 (98 SE)/Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition - Boot Disk (3.5-1.44mb)/Windows 98 Second Edition Boot.img"/>
      </FloppyImages>
    </MediaRegistry>
    <ExtraData>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastCloseAction" value="PowerOff"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastNormalWindowPosition" value="809,210,640,451"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastScaleWindowPosition" value="4572,226,1450,1263"/>
      <ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/USB/HidMouse/0/Config/CoordShift" value="0"/>
    </ExtraData>
    <Hardware>
      <CPU>
        <PAE enabled="true"/>
        <LongMode enabled="false"/>
        <HardwareVirtExLargePages enabled="true"/>
      </CPU>
      <Memory RAMSize="612"/>
      <HID Pointing="USBTablet"/>
      <Paravirt provider="Default"/>
      <Display VRAMSize="64" accelerate3D="true"/>
      <VideoCapture screens="1" file="." fps="25"/>
      <RemoteDisplay enabled="false"/>
      <BIOS>
        <IOAPIC enabled="true"/>
        <SmbiosUuidLittleEndian enabled="true"/>
      </BIOS>
      <USB>
        <Controllers>
          <Controller name="OHCI" type="OHCI"/>
        </Controllers>
      </USB>
      <Network>
        <Adapter slot="0" enabled="true" MACAddress="0800275A4593" cable="true" type="Am79C973">
          <DisabledModes>
            <InternalNetwork name="intnet"/>
            <NATNetwork name="NatNetwork"/>
          </DisabledModes>
          <BridgedInterface name="Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (11) I219-V"/>
        </Adapter>
      </Network>
      <AudioAdapter controller="SB16" driver="DirectSound" enabled="true" enabledIn="false"/>
      <Clipboard/>
      <GuestProperties>
        <GuestProperty name="/VirtualBox/HostInfo/GUI/LanguageID" value="en_US" timestamp="1627898622408065400" flags=""/>
      </GuestProperties>
    </Hardware>
    <StorageControllers>
      <StorageController name="Floppy" type="I82078" PortCount="1" useHostIOCache="true" Bootable="true">
        <AttachedDevice type="Floppy" hotpluggable="false" port="0" device="0"/>
      </StorageController>
      <StorageController name="IDE" type="PIIX4" PortCount="2" useHostIOCache="true" Bootable="true">
        <AttachedDevice type="HardDisk" hotpluggable="false" port="0" device="0">
          <Image uuid="{9481d0d7-8a91-4db3-a95f-a3a9a8f868dd}"/>
        </AttachedDevice>
        <AttachedDevice passthrough="false" type="DVD" hotpluggable="false" port="1" device="0"/>
      </StorageController>
    </StorageControllers>
    <Groups>
      <Group name="/Microsoft Windows"/>
    </Groups>
  </Machine>
</VirtualBox>