First of all Windows 95 will run on Qemu. Yes even the hokey Windows 95a. However the PCI support from the first version of Windows 95 is. Not all that good. Prepare for hell. For what it's worth, I find that Qemu 0.90 is the best overall version of Qemu. 0.10.5 will 'work' but don't be surprsed if the sound doesn't work 100%. How to Install Windows 98 After you partition and format your hard disk, you can install Windows 98: Insert the Windows 98 Startup disk in the floppy disk drive, and then restart your computer. When the Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed, choose the Start computer with CD-ROM support option, and then press ENTER.
- 1Windows 95
Installation
Windows 95 in QEMU can be both nastalgic and fun for someone who wants to remember the 90's, or use a program that only runs in this operating system.
winworldpc.com supplies many iso files for various versions of Windows 95. You can download a file here: https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-95/osr-3
This iso file is not bootable so you need to use a bootable floppy disk image file. This is the file I will use in this tutorial: https://winworldpc.com/product/microsoft-windows-boot-disk/95-osr2x
Note: the information on this page was made with QEMU 2.10 in mind. If you are using a different version you might see different results.
Create a hard drive image file:
Installation command-line:
When you see this screen, push the return key. The cdrom driver will load.
At the command prompt type this: fdisk
You will then be asked if you want to enable large disk support. Enter y and push the return key.
You should see this screen. Push the return key twice. You then will be asked to reboot.
Push the Esc key then reboot QEMU.
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At the floppy disk boot menu select option 1 again and push the return key.
At the command prompt type this: format c:
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At the 'Proceed with Format' option type y then push the return key.
The format should happen quickly. Then you will be given the option to give this volume a label. You may choose to do this or skip it.
Once at the command prompt again type this: d:setup
You should now see this message: 'Setup is now going to perform a routine check on your system'.
Push the return key.
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Push the Continue button.
Agree to the license agreement by pushing the Yes button.
Push the Next button at the next screen.
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Select where the Windows folder should be installed and push the Next button.
At the Setup Options window push the Next button.
At the 'Certificate of Authenticity' window enter the required serial number. You can find several valid numbers to enter at this page: https://forum.winworldpc.com/discussion/6677/redirect/p1
Enter your User Information at the next screen, then push the Next button.
At the 'Analyzing Your Computer' screen, check all the checkboxes available. Then push the Next button.
At the 'Windows Components' screen, push the Next button. Note: if you wish to customize which software is installed in your VM, then you would click the 'Show me the list of components so I can choose' radio button.
Push the Next button at the 'Identification' screen.
At the 'Startup Disk' screen select the 'No, I do not want a startup disk.' radio button, then push the Next button.
Push the Next button at the 'Start Copying Files' screen.
Windows will now begin to be installed. You will be seeing several windows display while Windows 95 is installed.
Once installation has finished, you will want to remove the floppy disk and cdrom from QEMU. Then push the Finish button.
QEMU will reboot and Windows 95 should begin to run.
Using
Suggested command-line:
If Windows 95 crashes on you consider it normal. It was unfortunately never very stable. While using it I experienced the usual blue screen of death and reboots in the middle of software installation. It will make you apreciate what we have now.
Issues
Networking does not work.
Using newer versions of the x86 processor via the '-cpu' option may lead to compatibility issues. Consider making a backup of your hard drive image file before experimenting.
Software
Winamp
Realplayer
Quicktime
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Contact
If you have any issues, concerns, suggestions, or anything else you wish to talk about, please contact me.
Computing: Software: Qemu: hosting Win98
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This page is about installing and running Windows 98SE inside the Qemu hardware emulator.
Notes
I did the actual setup some time ago and have not yet found any notes I might have made, so documenting that will have to wait. What I did want to do is take notes on fine-tuning.
Supposedly, Win98 leaves the CPU in an infinite loop when it is not busy, rather than using the x86 HLT instruction. This has no visible effect when Win98 is running on real hardware (not sure if it affects power usage), but when running in an emulator it means that the (real) CPU is always 0% idle.
This is supposedly a patch to fix Win98 so it will not do that, but I was not able to get Win98 to boot after installing it. It's basically a .vxd file, a .reg file which adds a single reference in the registry so the .vxd file will load at startup, and a .bat file which supposedly copies the .vxd file to c:windowssystem and updates the registry from the .reg file. The registry update worked, but the .vxd file did not copy. When the file is not present, I get a text message from Windows saying it can't find the file; after copying the file, I get a text message from Windows saying that the file is damaged or not working or something like that.
The User-Mode Network
The qemu documentation often mentions a 'user-mode' network ability, but doesn't really explain in a nutshell what can be done with it.
- Allows internet access (ping is blocked because that would apparently require root privileges, but you can still use ping for DNS lookup)
- Does not share your virtual machine in Network Neighborhood
- Does allow your virtual machine to access a selected folder on your real machine via Network Neighborhood (see the -smb option)
(Although the user-mode network is also useful for guest operating systems besides Windows, this explanation is in here because of its Windows-specific details. If anyone knows how other OSs are affected, please feel free to document.)
Sound Emulation
Windows did not notice that I had enabled the SB16 emulation. It did notice the 'ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370' emulation, but could not find a driver for it. I found a driver at DriverGuide, and was able to use BugMeNot to bypass the free compulsory signup process. I allowed Windows to re-detect the device, then used the 'have disk..' button, rather than running the setup program included with the driver. As soon as installation finished, I heard the Windows 98 startup sound – no reboot necessary.