How to Install Windows 95. Insert the Windows 95 installation disk. The product key should have come with your Windows 95 setup disks.
Greetings!I am trying to install Windows 95 as a guest on my VirtualBox version 4.1.10 r76795
I am using a MacBook Pro Model 3,1 with 2.2 Ghz Core2Duo & 2 GB Ram. I use OS X 10.6.8
The Windows 95 CD is not bootable, so I used a bootable dos image file to boot. I built the machine with the default settings, except I made the hard drive 500mb & the CPU usage to 40% maximum. I made anISO image of the Windows 95 Install CD, attached it to the virtual machine & started the operating system.
I went to Drive 'R' & received an error message:
CRD103: CD ROM Not High Sierra Or ISO-9660 Format Reading drive R
So I got smart & made a new image. This time, the error came when I tried to mount it to the controller:
COuld not get the storage format of the medium VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED
Next, I tried attaching a blank ISO image & the hard disk image for Windows 95's machine to Windows XP. In XP, I moved, folder by folder, each one to the blank ISO image. I disconnected them from XP & attached the new ISO to the Windows 95 machine.
When I started the machine, drive R was blank.
To verify the original CD was good, I opened it in FInder & could see all the files. Do any of you have any tips or tricks I may have missed?
I've attached the logs. There were 4, so I changed the names to get them to upload. (Example- Vbox.log1 is now Vbox1.log)
I could only attach 3 of them.
Thanks, I appreciate the education!
Paul
by Martin Brinkmann on August 24, 2018 in Windows - 22 comments
Windows95 is a packaged copy of Microsoft's classic Windows 95 operating system that is running in an Electron application.
The package is available for Windows, Linux and Mac devices, and can be downloaded from the project website.
The release has a size of about 100 Megabytes; Windows users need to download the 64-bit version of the Windows95 distribution to get started.
It is just a matter of double-clicking on the downloaded executable file to run the program. The start screen displays several important options. You can click on 'Start Windows 95' to launch the operating system, reset the machine to start anew, insert a floppy disk, or discard the current state and boot from scratch.
Windows 95
The Windows 95 environment itself runs in a window just like any other program. A selection of links and tools are displayed on the desktop that you may interact with. You can access My Computer, the Control Panel, or the c: drive from there for instance.
One of the first things you may want to do is change the default background image; this can be done with a right-click on the desktop and the selection of properties from the menu.
A click on the Start button displays links to tools and default programs that come with the operating system. You can start games like Minesweeper or FreeCell, or classic Windows programs such as Paint or the Media Player.
While you can run and use most programs and tools of the Windows 95 distribution, you will notice that some cannot be launched or don't work properly. While you can run Internet Explorer on Windows 95, you will notice right away that it cannot connect to any website.
Another thing that is useful to know is that you need to use the Esc-key to move the mouse cursor out of the Windows 95 window and to lock it in again. The functionality seems a bit buggy at the time as I ran into mouse movement issues after exiting and entering the environment again.
One interesting feature of Windows95 is the ability to load .img floppy disk images. You can run old games, apps, or load files from disks that you integrate this way. Third-party apps and games should run for the most part.
Windows95 remembers the previous state and loads it on every start. You can reset the state on the Start screen to start anew at any time.
Closing Words
Running Microsoft's ancient Windows 95 operating system on newer versions of Windows or on Mac or Linux devices may not be something that is very practical but it certainly appeals to users who grew up with Windows 95 and those who are curious about the operating system.
The ability to load floppy disk images is certainly an appreciated feature.
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Windows95 is a packaged copy of Microsoft's classic Windows 95 operating system that is running in an Electron application.
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