In this article, we will examine how to install Microsoft Windows 98 step by step using Oracle VM VirtualBox on Windows 10 PC/Laptop.

How to Install Windows 98 in VirtualBox on Windows 10

The Windows 98 operating system was released by Microsofton June 25, 1998, as an update to Windows 95.

Microsoft Win 98 was not actually a full update for Windows 95. It was an update only for critical and critical updates, fixes and new devices. After Windows 98 operating system, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released. Although Win 98 is no longer used today, it is still in the memory of many people.

It is possible to use the Win 98 operating system virtually on your physical computer. And therefore, you can only install and use Win 98 with the intention to get to the curiosity.

You can install Windows 98 with virtualization programs such as VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion.

In our previous articles, we implemented Windows 98 installation with virtualization programs. You can access these articles from the links below;

In this article, we will use the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization program to perform the Windows 98 installation and finally install the guest additions.

NOTE: You can install Microsoft Windows 98 on Oracle VM VirtualBox 6.0.4 by following the stages in this article.

How to Install Windows 98 using Oracle VM VirtualBox

Before proceeding to the stages for installing Windows 98 in VirtualBox, you can download Microsoft Win 98 ISO file from the link below. Then follow the stages below to install Windows 98 in VirtualBox on Windows 10.

Step 1

Run the Oracle VM VirtualBox program and click the New button to create a new virtual machine.

Step 2

Type the virtual machine name and select the operating system version. Then click the Next button to continue.

Step 3

Set the 1 GB (1024) RAM size for the Win 98 virtual machine and click on the Next button.

Step 4

To create a new virtual hard disk, select Create a virtual hard disk now, then click the Create button.

Step 5

Select the VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) option for the virtual machine HDD file type and click the Next button.

Step 6

In virtual machine installations with VirtualBox, we recommend configuring the virtual hard disk as Fixed Size. Because an HDD created with Fixed Size will increase the performance of the virtual machine.

Select the Fixed Size option for the virtual HDD and click the Next button.

Step 7

Also, storing the virtual hard disk in a different location will increase the performance of the virtual machine. In addition to this, running it on an external SSD Disk will increase the performance of it significantly.

Store the HDD device in a different location of virtual machine and click the Create button after specifying the 2 GB HDD size.

Step 8

Creating virtual hard disk…

Step 9

Now, to add the Windows 98 ISO image to the virtual machine, click the Right button / Settings on the virtual machine.

Step 10

Click Storage and then Empty from the left panel of the Win 98 settings window. Click on the CD / DVD symbol on the right-hand side and click Choose Virtual Optical Disk File.

Step 11

After adding the ISO image to the virtual machine, click the OK button to close the window.

Step 12

Start the Win 98 virtual machine…

Step 13

From the Microsoft Win98 Startup menu, press Enter on the Boot from CD-ROM.

Step 14

Press Enter on the Start Windows 98 Setup from CD-ROM option.

Step 15

Press Enter = Continue on the Win98 installation screen.

Step 16

Select Configure unallocated disk space and press Enter.

Step 17

If you want to use a large disk, select Yes, enable large disk support and press Enter.

Step 18

Press Enter to restart the virtual machine.

Step 19

In the same way, continue with the second option.

Step 20

Again, continue with the first option.

Step 21

Wait while the Microsoft Win98 C: drive is formatted.

Step 22

To continue with the installation, press Enter as shown below.

Step 23

Click the Continue button to start the installation.

Step 24

In this stage, you can specify the location where you want to install it. Select C:WINDOWS and click Next.

Step 25

Select the Typical that is selected by default from the installation options and click Next to continue the installation.

Step 26

Select Install the most common componentsand click Next.

Step 27

Type your user name for the virtual machine and click Next.

Step 28

Select the country you live in and click on the Next button.

Step 29

Installation is ready to copy Win98 files. Click Next to continue.

Step 30

Copying your Win98 files to your computer…

Step 31

After copying the files, restart the virtual machine as follows.

Step 32

From the start menu, select Boot from Hard Diskand press Enter.

Step 33

Type your username and continue.

Step 34

To accept the license agreement, select I accept the Agreementand click Next.

Step 35

Win 98 has saved all the information and click Finish to continue the next stage.

Step 36

Wait while MS Win 98 does a hardware scan…

Step 37

Configure your date and time settings and click the Close button to save your settings.

Step 38

Updating system settings…

Step 39

To log in, type your username and click on the OK button.

Step 40

If you do not want to see the Welcome window again, uncheck the Show this screen each time Win 98 startsoption and close the window.

Step 41

Oracle VM VirtualBox Win 98 installation has been successfully completed! You can check operating system information in the following window.

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Final Word

In this article, we have performed the Windows 98 installation using the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization program on the Windows 10 operating system. Thanks for following us!

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Need video drivers for guest Windows 98

Description

Hi!

My English is not very good, but I hope that you will understand me.

I have VirtualBox v. 1.5.2. I have installed guest OS Windows 98, but driver of the video card do not be fixed. Prompt that possible to do?

Change History

comment:1 Changed 11 years ago by frank

• Status changed from new to closed
• Resolution set to wontfix

I doubt that we will ever release guest additions for earlier versions of Windows. The reason is that we have just a lot of higher-priority tasks to perform first. Please have a look at our FAQ section (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_FAQ) -- there is a link to DisplayDoctor.

comment:2follow-up:↓ 3 Changed 11 years ago by Rgb9000

Hi,

I'm wondering a bit about this one... is the official statement from the developers

'We will never ever produce guest additions for Windows 98'or'We will produce guest additions for Windows 98 once we get more pressing bugs fixed'?

While there is a fix for the 100% CPU, and there are some (iffy) video drivers available, stable graphics drivers, mouse integration, and clipboard integration would be extremely helpful. It seems that VMWare was able to write the 98 additions for their solution.

I hope that 98SE will have better support in the future, as it has become somewhat impracticle if not impossible to run Win98 on physical hardware, leaving the only option for running this OS is to run in a VM. (Or keep an old Pentium 2 in the closet ;) )Thanks

comment:3 in reply to: ↑ 2 Changed 11 years ago by michael

To clarify - there are currently no plans on our part to write guest additions for Windows 98, and I think that the only thing likely to change this would be demand on the part of paying customers. I am afraid that I am not aware of any such demand at present.

comment:4 Changed 10 years ago by Annihilannic

For what it's worth, here is another vote for a usable video driver for Windows 98.

As alluded to earlier, virtual machines are fast becoming the only convenient way to run legacy applications and perform data recovery from old media and/or file formats.

comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by titusm

• Status changed from closed to reopened
• Resolutionwontfix deleted

I use the next driver and is much better than nothing:

It works for 95 too.It is a little slow on maximum resolution but you can select at least 1024 and 16bit color depth.

Use the regular 'update driver' in 98 or 95 to have better image.

Good luck,Titus

comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by frank

• Status changed from reopened to closed
• Resolution set to wontfix