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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
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>

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