Emulation: Windows 95 installed on Dosbox CVS 28.2.2008

[Indrius]

Here's an idea: run DosBox on Windows 95 that runs on DosBox.

For extra hardcore bonus points: run Windows 95 on DosBox that runs on Windows 95 that runs on DosBox.

[myWTFboom]

omg u have 666 vids

[markvergeer]

@myWTFboom Creepy isn't it? LOL

[dcforemanuk]

Cool, I wonder if adosbox would do it as well

[markvergeer]

@dcforemanuk Now that would be something running Windows on an Android box! LOL

[razorbulan]

only midi supported:)

[razorbulan]

music not supported

[markvergeer]

@razorbulan Nope on my install digital WAV is also supported

[jason24568]

It is too slow!

[markvergeer]

@jason24568 Indeed it is very slow and very unreliable. If you want to run games on a virtual machine you're better off using VMware player which even supports 3D now.

[strongboy98]

wil u give me a link to it to download it?

[markvergeer]

@strongboy98 The VOGONS (message board) thread where the link was posted has been closes/removed due to the fact that Windows95 on DOSBox was too buggy. Even on the 'more experimental' DOSBox code branch. Mind you when I did this 2 years ago it was very very buggy and unstable.

Sound on Windows95 could be achieved, networking was not possible.

If you want to use Windows95 you're better off installing it on VirtualBox or VMPlayer for now as these do offer more compatibility and stability.

[strongboy98]

is the whole thing virus free and is the price free and does this support networkin or sound?

[markvergeer]

DOSBox is an open source developed software and is freeware and it should be virus free. Download it from it's own website and you should be problem free.

Networking is not supported (no ethernet) you can actually use the MS-DOS networking options over the COM ports if you wanted to. You do need to boot from a real MS-DOS install though. Which is very easily achieved.

Sound is supported.

Just google dosbox and you'll find all the information you need.

[strongboy98]

i ment winows 95 and wer can i get it and how can i set it up wiv dosbox

[HarryPitfall]

@markvergeer

They develop a NE2000 emulator to run on dosbox already... Internet Explorer on Windows 3.11 works - and open - websites...

[MiracleKD18]

CAn I do the same with Windows 98 SE?

[markvergeer]

Yep you can. Be sure to check out the h t t p : / / v o g o n s . z e t a f l e e t . c o m /

( but then without the spaces in between )

on how to get it up and running. But mind you it still is quite buggy!

[judenihal]

Can't you just run Windows 95 in MS-DOS 5.0?

[markvergeer]

Well you can install MS-DOS 5.0 or MS-DOS 6.0 on DOSBox but when you install Windows95 you do need proper emulation of more than a VGA adapter with some VESA modes (3.0) and a soundblaster compatible sound card.



Windows95 required a compatible SVGA graphics card and compatible sound card. Drivers access the hardware which needs to be present. DOSBox emulates a mean DOS machine but presenting Windows compatible hardware that the drivers can communicate with is more complicated. Like a true VM.

[judenihal]

well i can install windows 95 in dosbox, that is no problem, but windows 95 requires to boot by itself, so i can't run it when i start the dosbox ms dos unfortunately. :-(

Now, when I tried to boot a Windows 95 Boot Disk, it worked, BUT I wanted to use the MOUNT command and it freezes the Virtual Machine when I try to run that.

Have you tried using DOSBOX commands in Windows 95?

Also How do I make a 512 MB IMG file?

[markvergeer]

The Vogons forum has all the information you need. I did this quite a while ago. The experience is buggy and very crash-prone and not really worth it for actual use. That is with the DOSBox I tried it a year ago with.

I did need to use a special build of DOSBox as the regular DOSBox build was lacking some specific support.

The Windows 95 bootsector needs to be present to be able to boot into Windows95 so you do need to use an image.

I used a third party image tool maker.

[Windows446]

Scrolling menus in Windows 95? wtf?

[markvergeer]

Yep, scrolling Windows are possible. But actually you are very observant as this is one of the first betas after Windows95 before Windows98 was released. They took this feature out later on!

:P

[FischKopfD]

@Windows446

?

[markvergeer]

@FischKopfD He noticed the fact that I was using a beta of Windows95 that was somewhere half between 95 and 98.

[FischKopfD]

@markvergeer

ok now i get it.

[SuperLegoMan100]

did you got the image files from allbootdisks

[markvergeer]

I made my own images.

[kargaroc386]

Windows 95 runs well in the current build.

[markvergeer]

That is good to hear - time has caught up with this video ;-)

Will check it out later. Thanks for the heads up!

[skoolbully101]

thats my b day :)

[glennzoo]

Please where do i download this!?!?!

[HiddenAdept]

I'm interested in using this on the Windows Mobile version of DosBox! V. 0.72 is available for it now. I think my Palm Treo 700wx's 312MHz processor, Intel 2700G graphics coprocessor and 128MB of memory would allow me to play those many great old games that are in between too demanding for DOS and too demanding for a mobile phone.

[xXjose130Xx]

where I can download BXImage?

[donjabroni]

If you're not going to tell us how to install Windows 95 on Dosbox then don't waste your time putting out this video.

[fdpoiuy]

How did you do this?

[edison700]

can you help when i try to boot it i get the following

Opening image file: W95.IMG

booting from drive A...

Error loading operating system.

I have tried the CVS verision and mounting drive a as the same location as were the img file is.

[edison700]

never mind i forgot imgmount it works

[xXjose130Xx]

how do you mount the image?

[kylebond29]

i have windows 95 as a img file what do i do?

[bulletmagnet93]

can you give me a download of it piz? or make a vid on how to make it. bty that's so cool!

[jkbulan]

help me how to have windows 95 on dosbox

[jkbulan]

help me please how to have windows 95 in dos box please help me

[topsyandpip56]

Cewl

[jamzy5]

Cool