Re: Windows 98 on Virtual PC

In article <0001HW.C399A7610025F8B1F0182648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Sally Thompson <sallynewsgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.)

I don't see a supported Win98 solution for you on the G5 and Tiger X.4.
Win98 is supported on Parallels, but you need an Intel Mac to run
Parallels.
VPC 6 supports Windows 98, but it doesn't run on the G5 and probably
won't run on Tiger.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827904
Of course you could always give VPC7 & Win98 a try, the FAQ below says
there may be some limitations.

A good VPC7 FAQ:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/using.aspx?pid=usingvirtu
alpc&type=howto&article=/mac/library/how_to_articles/virtualpc/vpc_top10q
uestions.xml
4. What operating systems can I run with on my virtual machine?

Virtual PC 7 comes with your choice of the following supported operating
systems: Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, and Windows 2000
Professional.

Note If you install an unsupported operating system, such as Windows 98,
some features do not work. For example, Virtual Machine Additions (see #9)
cannot be installed on a virtual machine that is running on a non-supported
operating system.
.

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