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Once in gigabyte territory, Windows will simply crash upon start-up claiming theres insufficient memory.

This time the focus is on Windows 98, arguably the most popular version of Windows from a retro PC enthusiast prospective, particularly for gaming.

Also if the intent is gaming where DirectX and 3D acceleration is needed, Id be more inclined to use PCem to emulate hardware from the era.

Personally I built a Pentium III 800 MHz PC for Windows 98 gaming, and its brilliant for this.

Despite all the mention of gaming, VirtualBox is better suited for applications.

To understand the differences between the two, Ill briefly go over the changes.

Originally available separately or as part of Windows 95 OSR 2.5, Internet Explorer 4.0 and the Windows Desktop Update (e.g.

Quick Launch toolbar) were now integrated.

Desktop Themes and utilities offered with Microsoft Plus for Windows 95 were also added, USB support improved, and the introduction of DVD.

ACPI provided an open standard that brought about transferring power management across from being dependent on the computers BIOS to the operating system itself.

Installing Windows 98 with ACPI support is done by entering setup p j at the DOS Command Prompt, otherwise it requires a registry change after installation.

Internet Connection Sharing was to allow a small home or office network access the internet via a single PC.

Useful at a time when only one PC could be physically connected using a dial-up modem.

DirectX was updated from 5.2 to 6.1, introducing the DirectMusic API, whilst Direct3D now took advantage of Intels then-new Pentium III processors for 3D tasks.

Fonts had also been updated, to accommodate the new Euro currency that came into effect across much of continental Europe.

Developed by Bearwindows and AnaPa Corporation as they call themselves, its a stable and no-frills driver, that can also be installed onto Windows 95 and ME.

From experience this driver is lighter on resources and allows Windows 98 to shut down correctly.

Windows 95 Virtualbox Image From To Bootable Usb Free For Personal

The original source location is and is free for personal use.

I simply copied the contents of their ZIP file in its entirety into an ISO image for ease of installation.

A Create Virtual Machine dialog box will appear allowing you to select which operating system it will be using for this virtual machine (VM).

You may either select the Windows version, or type Windows 98 and the drop-down selection will automatically change.

By default as Windows 98 had been selected, the recommended memory size is 64 MB.

A historically accurate amount was typically in the range of 16 MB to 128 MB.

For VirtualBox, I managed to successfully boot with 978 MB without workarounds.

Windows 95 Virtualbox Image From Iso To Bootable Usb