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Windows 98 installation steps
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  1. Run fdisk
  2. Run format C:
  3. Run SYS A: C: to copy MS-DOS system files to disk.
  4. Reboot from disk.
  5. Run the following to create the Windows install directory:
MD C:\WINDOWS
MD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS
MD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
  1. Copy the Windows 98 installation files from the bootable ISO to the disk. e.g. COPY D:\WIN98\*.* C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
  2. Reboot from disk.
  3. [Possibly Optional] Enable the Extended Memory Manager and SMARTDrive disk caching with the commands:
CD C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS
XMSMMGR
SMARTDRV 2048 2048
  1. Run setup.exe /is /p j
  • "/p j" enables ACPI support, which is required in VirtualBox.
  • "/is" is optional, skips Scandisk.
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