I concur with the others who say you'd likely be better off getting XP going, then running your game in its Windows 98 compatibility mode.īut if you're truly determined to persist, the way to get stuff into Windows 98 is via virtual CD-ROMs. Trying to run Windows 98 really is the hardest way you could possibly do this. It doesn't have inbuilt support for a lot of network cards either, and unless you install rain it will chew up all your CPU time. It's a chicken thing, it's an egg thing, it's a beautiful thing. The issue will be that Windows 98 has no inbuilt support for USB storage devices you have to install a driver.

You shouldn't have to unmount a USB drive before VirtualBox can use it VB will seize control of it as soon as you put a checkmark next to it under 'Devices->USB'. posted by Ash3000 to Computers & Internet (31 answers total) So, I'm calling on you, AskMe - how can I up the colors available on my new VirtualBox Windows 98 to a measly 256? You're my only hope. I've tried several different tacks the last several hours, including trying to install a new video driver or display adapter through the Shared Folders feature - but when I try to explore the network on my virtual machine, I'm told that I'm 'Unable to Explore the Network.' I'm losing faith quickly. (BTW, I'm still not able to install a virtual Windows 95 machine, even with the updated VirtualBox.) I installed the 'In The 1st Degree' game, ready to play with my girlfriend.when it suddenly declared that this game required 256 colors, and my Windows 98 only allowed for 16.

All of a sudden, I was able to create the virtual Windows 98 machine that had refused to form. For the last month and a half, after all other options were exhausted, I've been trying to set up a VirtualBox Windows 95 or 98 machine on my Macbook Pro, so to play my single favorite game from my teenage years, In The 1st Degree.ĭosBox and variants of it didn't work, Wine didn't work, Crossover didn't work.and VirtualBox only started working today when I downloaded the latest update.

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