Wont boot
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Wont boot
When i boot from my win98 iso it gives me the error:DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.I allready tried all the solutions, but it still gives me this error
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Re: Wont boot
you can't boot a 98 iso you need a 98 boot disk.img then run the 98 iso from dos cmd line
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Re: Wont boot
how to do that?
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Re: Wont boot
google installing 98 lots of step by step info on the net
Re: Wont boot
One option would be to use DOS as a means to install Win98 without a boot disk, unless you have one handy.
If you have DOS, you can install that on a 2gb VM in PCem. Once DOS is installed, you need to install CD-ROM drivers, preferably from the 1996-1998 era. If you have an old CD-ROM driver CD or diskette handy that will help a lot.
Once your CD-ROM drivers are installed in DOS, then you can install Windows 98 without a boot disk as DOS has done much of the work of a boot disk for you already. Once Win98 is installed on your 2gb emulated hard drive in PCem, then you can make a virtual floppy disk in PCem and produce a virtual boot disk from Windows 98. With your new boot disk you can then set up a new Win98 VM with a larger hard drive.
tk421
If you have DOS, you can install that on a 2gb VM in PCem. Once DOS is installed, you need to install CD-ROM drivers, preferably from the 1996-1998 era. If you have an old CD-ROM driver CD or diskette handy that will help a lot.
Once your CD-ROM drivers are installed in DOS, then you can install Windows 98 without a boot disk as DOS has done much of the work of a boot disk for you already. Once Win98 is installed on your 2gb emulated hard drive in PCem, then you can make a virtual floppy disk in PCem and produce a virtual boot disk from Windows 98. With your new boot disk you can then set up a new Win98 VM with a larger hard drive.
tk421