![]() ![]() VirtualBox is a free open-source product with tons of handy and in time features and possibilities. In this article I’m going to tell about how to set up and use VirtualBox for Windows XP for free, and how to download it and adopt to the real working environment. ![]() Lots of useful functions, support of USB-devices and Ethernet and Wi-Fi networks, drag’n’drop mechanism, optical drives and handlers – this is far from entire list of supported by the tool functions and abilities. Among the variety of the virtual machines on the software market (Virtual PC, VMWare) the best solution is Oracle VM VirtualBox. To speed up installation, and to avoid numerous problems, copy the win98 folder to a folder on the hard drive (such as c:\win98) and then run setup from there.For emulating external software in a native environment there is nothing better than virtual machine. You may need to disable various acceleration features first, or consider emulators like x86Box or PCem. Note: VMWare and VirtualBox can be problematic with Windows 9x. All others require an appropriate Windows 98 Boot Floppy. Important: Only the OEM Full version is bootable. This will allow systems as old as the 80386 with 8MB of RAM to run Windows 98 (although this will be far from optimal) Hardware requirements can be bypassed in the setup with the undocumented /nm setup switch. The last version of Microsoft Office capable of running on Windows 98 is Office XP. Other available upgradeable components include DirectX 9.0c, Windows Installer 2.0, GDI+ redistributable, Remote Desktop Connection (XP 5.1), and Text Services Framework. The last version of Internet Explorer that can be installed on 98 SE is 6.0. ![]() The Visual C++ 2005 runtime is the last to carry Windows 98 support. Windows 98 Second Edition can be updated with the Microsoft. Windows Media Player 6.2 was also shipped replacing the old classic Windows 3.x/95 "Media Player" that originated with the Windows 3.0 MMC Extensions. DirectX 6.1 was also included with DirectSound improvements. Internet Explorer 4.0 was also upgraded to 5.0 and Internet Connection Sharing made its debut. ![]() Windows 98 Second Edition is an update to the original Windows 98 that includes improved modem and sound/audio card support through the Windows Driver Model, improved USB support, Wake on LAN support, FireWire DV camcorder support, and SBP-2 Mass Storage device support. ![]()
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