Windows 98 on Virtual PC

Sally Thompson · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 9

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:03:36 +0000, Paul Power wrote
(in article
):

[re running Windows 98 software in XP]

> For your software to run in Windows XP, try this:
>
> Go to Virtual PC in the Menu bar and select 'Preferences'. Go to
> 'Script Menu' and install it.

OK, done that. It now shows "installed".

> Now, in the Menu bar at the top fo the screen, click on the Scripts
> icon, point to 'Virtual PC Scripts' and then 'Toubleshooting' and then
> click on 'Toggle Compatibility Mode' and you will be asked if you want
> to enable Compatibility Mode. Say 'Yes' and try running your software.

Despite having installed Script Menu, I don't have a Scripts icon at this
point. Have tried quitting VPC and starting it again, but all I have on the
Menu Bar is VPC - File - Edit - PC - Drives - Window - Help (as before). I
have looked into all the items and the Help files, but cannot find "Virtual
PC Scripts" - the only item showing up is Apple Scripts. I am running VPC
Version 7.0.3. Am I missing the obvious somewhere?

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Sally in Shropshire, UK

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Sally Thompson · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 9

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:23:26 +0000, Helpful Harry wrote
(in article ):

[re running Windows 98 software on Windows XP]

> the original person may not need Windows 98 at all. There is the
> occasional piece of software that doesn't like Windows XP, but many can
> be "persuaded" to run.
>
> I haven't tried it on anything myself, but you could try the following
> process to coax the "language CD" into working with XP.
>
> 1. Insert game CD and close the autoplay window when it pops up.
> 2. Use Windows Explorer to expand the CD and find the install icon.
> 3. Right-click on the installation icon (Setup.exe) and select
> Properties.
> 4. Click on the "Compatibility" tab at the top of your new Properties
> window.
> 5. Check the box and select "Windows 98/Me" from the pull-down menu.
> 6. Install the software like you normally would.
> 7. Once installed, repeat from step 3...only this time use Windows
> Explorer to search for the software launch icon and change the
> compatibility there, too.

Harry, that _was_ helpful, in that I didn't know about (or had forgotten) the
Compatibility tab, and I was in high hopes that this would work. It does now
install pretty well but hangs when I try to run it, saying "searching for
Rosetta Stone media".

I have now tracked down the original creators of the software (which have
gone out of business) and also the people that bought the rights, and have
emailed them both asking if it is possible to run this. Otherwise I will
have to put Windows 98 on my VPC and try again.

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Sally in Shropshire, UK

Steve Jain · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 835

On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:02:57 +0000, Sally Thompson
wrote:

>I have Virtual PC 7.0.3 on my iMac G5 (PPC) running OS X 10.4.11, and I run
>Windows XP Professional within VPC.
>
>I have a language CD that I used to run on a Windows PC which needs Windows
>95, 98 or NT 4.0. I uninstalled it from the old PC some time ago when I sold
>it, and have recently tried to install it on this version of XP but without
>success.
>
>Can I install Windows 98 SE on my VPC in addition to XP? As far as I can
>see, I do this by Selecting File - New, Create New PC, and Install your own
>Operating System. If so, could anyone advise me on the best place to buy a
>second-hand copy? I am a bit hesitant about buying such software on eBay
>since I can't be sure it is legit, and cannot find such an old OS anywhere
>else. I am in the UK.
>
>The other choice I have is that I have a dying laptop with Windows 98SE on
>it. Could I transfer that, perhaps via a USB stick? (There's no CD drive on
>the laptop so it was not installed via a CD.)

You can install Win98 in VPC7. All you need is the CD and license.
You can get the rest of the stuff you need, including directions from
my website.
http://www.essjae.com/VPC/#Virtual_PC_for_Mac

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

Sally Thompson · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 9

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 01:50:09 +0000, Steve Jain wrote
(in article ):

> On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:02:57 +0000, Sally Thompson
> wrote:
>
>> I have Virtual PC 7.0.3 on my iMac G5 (PPC) running OS X 10.4.11, and I run
>> Windows XP Professional within VPC.

>>
>> Can I install Windows 98 SE on my VPC in addition to XP? As far as I can
>> see, I do this by Selecting File - New, Create New PC, and Install your own
>> Operating System. If so, could anyone advise me on the best place to buy a
>> second-hand copy? I am a bit hesitant about buying such software on eBay
>> since I can't be sure it is legit, and cannot find such an old OS anywhere
>> else. I am in the UK.
>

>
> You can install Win98 in VPC7. All you need is the CD and license.
> You can get the rest of the stuff you need, including directions from
> my website.
> http://www.essjae.com/VPC/#Virtual_PC_for_Mac
>
>

Thank you - useful website.

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Sally in Shropshire, UK
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
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