Vmware tools for windows 98 download

With all the emulators and other tricks to play old games on modern machines, there’s often not much of a demand to run old OSs on virtual machines any more.  However, there are still some games that must be run on their original OS and as I have found some of my old games recently that doggedly require Windows 9x to be running before they’ll so much as play the intro video, I thought I’d document my method for getting Windows 98 (Second Edition) running on VMWare for anyone that needs it.

It’s worth noting that this method may well work fine with VMWare Player (although some of the steps may not apply) which is a free virtual machine software package, but as I have Workstation this tutorial will be for that.

Step 1 – Initial Setup

I’ll assume you have VMWare Workstation already up and running, so now it’s time to crack out your Windows 98 SE install disk, or if you have lost it then find one online somewhere.  Have your serial code handy also.

Open Workstation and start the new virtual machine wizard.

• First of all, choose “Custom configuration”
• Choose Hardware Compatibility for Workstation 5.x
• Browse to your W98 disc (or disc image). The wizard should detect W98 automatically.

For the rest of the wizard you can accept the default values for everything.  Afterwards, if the machine hasn’t done so already, power it up and you should be presented with the W98 installation wizard.

Nothing to complicated here, just install it as you would normally with all the default settings etc. (I’ll assume you know how to do this).  Just be sure that on the first boot up (the first time you run the VM after setting it up) when the Windows partition is created you choose to enable large disk support.

After the reboots and everything, you should finally be presented with your Windows 98 desktop.  One problem you may have noticed already is that your ears weren’t soothed by the beautiful opening melody as the desktop was loaded, that’s because the sound isn’t functioning owing to the lack of drivers in the OS.  Unfortunately, W98 is not officially supported by Workstation v10 and that’s why we needed to activate the Hardware Compatibility at the start – this doesn’t seem to fix the sound drivers though.  What we need to do is install our own, but first things first we must install the VMWare Tools to make our interactions with the W98 system much more pleasant.

Step 2 – VMWare Tools

These tools are essential for making your new W98 setup run smoothly, and it sorts out all kinds of problems with the mouse and video drivers etc.  If there’s a message at the bottom of the Workstation window prompting you to install them then simply click that and the installation will start.  If not, then navigate to VM/Install VMWare Tools to get the same result.  Installation should be a cinch, just follow the wizard and after a reboot your desktop should be running at a much better resolution and you will have to ability to simply glide your mouse in and out of the guest OS.  Lovely.

UPDATE 24/02/16 –

It seems now that the latest version of the VMWare tools (7.7.0) has trouble installing on Workstation 10 with a W98 SE client. It throws an error message (after you choose to download and install) that the installation failed. I have found that a fix for this is to conversely click Cancel when given the option to installs. You may also need to choose to override the CD-ROM lock before the installer actually starts.

Step 3 – Sound

Now we can sort out that pesky sound issue.  Firstly, check in the VM/Removable Devices menu that your sound card is Connected, if it isn’t then connect it.  Download these SoundBlaster drivers, and drag-drop them onto your Windows 98 desktop (the VMWare Tools now allows you to copy files this way).  Run the installer and follow the instructions.  You should now see the New Hardware window pop up and inform you that the drivers for your sound devices are being installed, once that’s done you should see the familiar little speaker symbol in the system tray (if you can’t see it, you can activate it in the Multimedia dialogue of the Control Panel) and the virtual machine can be rebooted.

Step 4 – DirectX 9.0c

As this is a gaming blog, I assume that anyone doing this has the intention of playing some old games on their new VM.  To that end you should now install DirectX for the best compatibility with all games made for Windows 9x.  The last version of DirectX that supported W98 SE was the December 2006 distribution of 9.0c, and you can download it here.  Simply download, unzip, then install it the same way as the sound drivers.

Step 5 – [Optional] 16 bit Colour Mode

This is an optional step that will be useful for playing games that insist on the OS being in 16 bit colour mode.  I will assume that your “normal” OS is running in 32 bit colour mode, so you should see in the Display properties of the W98 machine that the colour depth is also 32 bit – furthermore you won’t have the option of selecting 16 bit depth.  To enable this mode we need to add a line of code to configuration file for the machine.  Firstly, close the machine and navigate to the folder where your virtual machines are stored.  Find the file ending in .vmx and open it in Notepad, scroll to the bottom and add this line to the file:

svga.spoof16bppHost = "TRUE"

Now save the file and reboot the virtual machine, you should see that it is running with 16 bit colour depth.

Step 6 – [Optional] Full Screen with Stretching

Most of your old games that you decide to play within your new virtual machine will be limited to an old-school resolution like 640×480 or 800×600, which won’t go very far to filling up your modern 1080p or 4k monitor. Luckily, one of the biggest advantages that VMWare Workstation has over many other similar programs is the ability to stretch the guest OS while in full-screen mode. Simply go to View/Autosize to select the stretching mode and enjoy your old games in full-screen.

Done!

Well, that should do it.  You should now have a pretty functional W98 SE installation accessible at your whim for playing games and running legacy software.  Enjoy!

– Jaska

I’ve tried Manage previously without success.

So there are ISO images locally — good to know… 

I found two images inside C:Program Files (x86)VMwareVMware Player  one ‘Windows.iso’ and one ‘winPre2k.iso’.

I run the later as ISO image for the CD-ROM and it installed properly, providing the missing features,but when I shut down the host and changed the res to a wide ratio one, at the next boot it gave me an error that the vmware tools were not for that player or something. So after reboot, I went into the image contents and I run VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (there was a VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe too). No more problems after shut-down and I found that the window mode works fine too. Thanx for your assistance!

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BTW a couple of issues as a feedback: Some times, I couldn’t eject the CD-ROM by pressing the physical button. I could only eject it by selecting ‘eject’ in the windows explorer in the host OS (Windows 7).

Also, for the other guest OS I have (XP Professional), I have noticed that when I shutdown the guest OS, it causes problems to the host OS, I even had BSOD yesterday.

In this article, we will examine how to set up and run Microsoft Windows 98 on a new virtual machine using the VMware Workstation 17 Pro virtualization program on Windows 11.

How to Set Up Windows 98 using VMware Workstation 17 Pro on Windows 11 PC with Intel 12th Gen 12700H (Alder Lake) CPU

To improve Windows 95’s shortcomings and some additional security issues, Microsoft developed and released the Windows 98 operating system, codenamed Memphis, on June 25, 1998.

MS-DOS was a standard operating system at the time when computers were widely used by home users. But over time, Windows 98 was developed using MS-DOS and the previous Windows 95 system. In this operating system, a better graphical interface, multitasking support, and easier configuration of network connections were aimed for users.

With Windows 98, the need to use DOS has completely disappeared, but some applications can still be run over DOS without being installed on the system.

It can still be used today to update the firmware of some hardware to an old and outdated operating system. To do this, you may need to install the operating system your device supports, so you may need an old computer or a virtual machine.

If you are using an up-to-date operating system such as Windows 11, you can use VMware Workstation virtualization software to install and run old systems on your computer.

How to Create a New Virtual Machine for Windows 98

If you do not have a physical computer with old hardware, you can use a virtual computer and old systems on your host. Before starting the installation, install the Workstation program on your Windows 10 computer, and be sure to restart your computer.

Then, after downloading the Windows 98 ISO file for VMware to your computer by clicking here, you can prepare a new VM by following the steps below.

   Step 1

After running the VMware 17 Pro software, click Create a New Virtual Machine from the options on the main screen of the program.

The Custom (Advanced) option is selected by default when the virtual machine creation wizard is opened. When you continue with the installation with this option, you will configure the hardware of the virtual computer better, so just click the Next button in this window.

   Step 2

You can better select available hardware if you go with an older hardware version for Windows 98 in the virtual hardware compatibility window. In fact, if you select 5.x and continue, the hardware version will appear as 17.x when you prepare the virtual PC.

This is because you cannot change the hardware version without installing VMware Tools. However, to prepare a more stable guest machine, select 5.x compatibility at this stage and continue.

   Step 3

You can choose which method you want to install the guest operating system using from this window. You can choose from this window with the physical installation media or ISO image as the installation method of a Windows or Linux system.

However, to create a more accurate VM first, check I will install the operating system later and click Next.

   Step 4

To select a guest operating system, you must first select the platform of the system you will install, and then the operating system distribution from the Version section. In this window, select Microsoft Windows and then Windows 98, and click Next.

   Step 5

You can change the name of the virtual machine to be displayed in the VMware Pro library from this window. To do this, type a new name in the Name field or use the default name specified by the program.

This step is important when preparing the VM because you need to configure the location where you want to install the VM, and where you want to store the VM. If your host’s hard disk has enough storage space, you can leave the VM’s installation location in the default C drive. However, in order to use the VM more efficiently and with performance, create a folder on a USB 3.0/3.1 external HDD device and install it in that folder.

   Step 6

Configure 1 processor for the processor configuration for the VMware Windows 98 virtual machine. Even if you configure more processor settings, the system will use only 1 core.

   Step 7

It is important to correctly configure the RAM size for the Win98 VM as the maximum RAM size this system can support is 1GB.

If you configure the RAM size of the Win98 virtual computer to 2 GB or 4 GB, the system will reboot and loop constantly.

   Step 8

Select the NAT (Network Address Translation) structure for the network type configuration and click Next. If you choose NAT for the VM’s network connection, you should choose the Bridged type if you want to get an IP address different from your host’s IP block but want to get an IP address from the same IP block.

   Step 9

In the I/O Controller window, select BusLogic for your virtual disk to work in harmony, efficiency and performance and click Next.

   Step 10

Configure the disk type for the VM as IDE and continue. In this window, the NVMe disk type is disabled because this disk structure is not supported by Windows 98.

NOTE: If you are going to install the drivers for the hardware in your virtual PC, do not select SATA at this step. If you choose the SATA disk type, you cannot configure VMware hardware compatibility of drivers for installation and your virtual disk will fail.

   Step 11

Since you will be installing a clean operating system, select Create a New Virtual Disk in the Select a Disk window and click Next.

If you have installed Win98 with an older version of the VMware program and you want to use the disk of that system in the new version, you must select the Use an existing virtual disk option.

   Step 12

Configure the disk capacity of the virtual computer and select Store virtual disk as a single file to store the virtual disk as a single file type on your host disk and click Next.

   Step 13

You can change the name of the disk file from this window, or if you plan to save it to a different location than the VM’s installation location, you can also change the location where the virtual disk will be saved via Browse.

   Step 14

You will see the hardware settings you have configured in the summary window of the virtual machine. Now click on the Customize Hardware button to add the Windows 98 ISO file to the VM.

   Step 15

Finally, to add the ISO image file to the virtual PC, click on the CD/DVD device, enable the Use ISO image file option, and then select the location of the ISO file you downloaded to your computer via the Browse button.

   Step 16

For Windows 98 operating system, close the VM wizard after making sure that the USB compatibility type is configured as 1.1 in Workstation Pro.

   Step 17

Close the hardware summary window of the virtual machine by clicking the Finish button.

   Step 18

After creating and preparing the Microsoft Windows 98 virtual computer, you can click the Power on this virtual machine button to run it and start the installation.

How to Install Windows 98

It is important to prepare a new virtual machine for the system you will install using VMware Workstation on your Windows 10 computer because old operating systems have minimum system requirements.

After running the Windows 98 machine, you should continue from this step as if you were installing it on a physical computer.

   Step 1

After powering up your virtual computer, the Microsoft Windows 98 CD-ROM Startup Menu will open. You can see two ways to install using a Hard Disk or CD-ROM in the Boot menu.

Continue the installation by pressing Enter on the Boot from CD-ROM option on the boot screen.

   Step 2

Likewise, press Enter on the Start Windows 98 Setup from CD-ROM option.

   Step 3

You can start the installation process by pressing Enter on the Microsoft Windows 98 Setup screen. You can also press F1 to get more information about the installation on this screen, and press F3 to exit the wizard.

   Step 4

After starting the installation, you need to configure the unallocated disk space on the disk configuration screen. Press Enter in Configure unallocated disk space option and continue.

   Step 5

In Windows 9x systems, when you have a disk size of more than 512MB, you will encounter a large disk setting. In order to use the 8GB virtual disk size you have assigned to the VM, press Enter on the Yes, and enable the large disk support option.

   Step 6

Press Enter for the setup wizard to reboot your system. After this process, your system will restart and when the boot screen appears, follow the same steps until step 4.

   Step 7

After configuring the large disk space usage, the wizard will automatically start formatting the C drive.

   Step 8

After the setup wizard formats your virtual disk, press Enter to continue.

   Step 9

In this step, the Microsoft ScanDisk tool will open and scan and verify your system’s file integrity, such as operations.

   Step 10

After confirming the integrity of the installation media and system files with Microsoft ScanDisk, your system will restart and the necessary files for installation will begin to be copied.

   Step 11

When Windows 98 Setup is opened, click the Continue button in the window that states that the installation will take between 30 and 60 minutes depending on the speed of your computer.

   Step 12

Wait while the wizard prepares to do the rest of the installation process.

   Step 13

In the Select Directory window, you can configure the directory where you will install Windows 98 as a different location, but select the default location C:WINDOWS and click Next.

   Step 14

Wait while the Windows installation directory and installed components are checked.

   Step 15

In the Setup Options window, continue with the Typical checked by default. If you want to configure all the available options, such as the components to be installed in your virtual system, you can choose the Custom option.

   Step 16

If you want to configure the system applications or tools that you want to use on your system in the Windows Components window, continue with the option below. In this step, we recommend installing the most common system components.

   Step 17

In the Identification window, type a new name for your virtual computer and continue without changing the workgroup. You can also fill in the Description field to write a description for your virtual PC.

   Step 18

In the location configuration step, select the country you live in and click Next.

   Step 19

Click Next to start copying Win98 system files.

   Step 20

When your virtual computer restarts, Win98 system files will start to be copied. Copying system files will take time depending on the speed of your system.

   Step 21

After the operating system files are copied, restart your VM.

   Step 22

Wait while the Microsoft Windows 98 system boots up.

   Step 23

Wait while the setup wizard updates the configuration files.

   Step 24

If you have a computer with Intel’s 12th-generation processor, you may not be able to install Win98 on the virtual machine. So shut down your VM in the second phase of the operating system as you need to patch.

   Step 25

Open the virtual machine settings and click the Add button to add a new device. In the Hardware Type window, select Floppy Drive and click Finish.

   Step 26

To add a bootable image file to the floppy drive, enable the Use Floppy Image File option and then add the Patch.ima file you downloaded to your PC from the button below via the Browse button.

Win98 Fix CPU – Floppy Boot – Intel 12th Alder Lake (patcher9x-0.6.14-boot.ima)

To run 9x versions of Windows on the latest CPUs, you can download patcher9x-0.6.14-boot.ima from the article published on the Vogons website or from the Github link.

   Step 27

When your Win98 virtual system boots, type the “patch9x” command in the A:> drive and press Enter. In the next step, press Enter and select “1” to execute the operation, and press Enter again.

In order for your virtual operating system to work on your current computer, turn off and on your system after editing the relevant files.

   Step 28

After the necessary configuration files are prepared, the User Information window will open. In this window, type a name for the user account of your Win98 system. If you are going to use your VM in a corporate environment, you can also write the company information.

   Step 29

To accept the license agreement of the Win98 operating system, select the option I accept the agreement and click Next.

   Step 30

In the Product Key window, type your Windows 98 product key and click Next to continue.

   Step 31

After configuring all the settings of the operating system, click Finish to continue to boot the system.

   Step 32

When your virtual VM restarts, the setup wizard will scan for hardware to identify plug-and-play devices. Do not restart your computer until the hardware scan is complete.

   Step 33

Wait while the wizard configures your virtual computer’s hardware and Plug and Play devices.

   Step 34

In this step, rearrange your date and time settings to the location you live in and close the window.

   Step 35

Wait while the setup wizard updates the system settings.

   Step 36

When the Enter Network Password window opens, type your user name to log in to the system with the user name you created and click OK.

   Step 37

Wait while the personalized settings are configured.

   Step 38

After typing your username, you will be greeted with the Microsoft Win98 desktop screen.

   Step 39

You can check your system information by right-clicking on My Computer and then clicking Properties.

How to Install VMware Tools

After installing an operating system on virtual machines, the first thing you need to do is to install VMware Tools. With this software, you can install system drivers that are not installed on VMs. In this way, you can use the VM in full-screen resolution or use your host’s USB and Webcam devices.

   Step 1

To install VMware Tools on a Microsoft Win98 guest machine, click VM / Install VMware Tools from the menu. When you receive the warning that the guest operating system has locked the CD-ROM, click the Yes button to continue.

   Step 2

In the virtual machine, VM Tools will start as in the image below and will be prepared for installation.

   Step 3

Click Next when the installation wizard of the virtual machine tools starts.

   Step 4

Select Complete as the installation type of VM Tools and click Next.

   Step 5

Click the Install button to start the installation of the virtual PC tools.

   Step 6

When you encounter the 25010 warning during the HTML Help Runtime inspection, click Yes to install the HTML Help engine.

   Step 7

After installing VMware Tools, click OK when the virtual machine presents you with an Eject request, and then click Finish to close the wizard.

   Step 8

You can now use your virtual PC in a full-screen resolution supported by your host. If your VM is not adapting to full screen resolution, open Display Properties and configure the screen resolution to 1024×768 or higher and click View / Fit Guest Now after saving the settings.

   Step 9

In addition, one of the other benefits of VM Tools is that it enables file transfer between the host and the VM by drag and drop method.

Create a new text document on your host’s system and drag and drop it onto your VM and you will see the file transfer done successfully.

How to Configure the Internet Connection

After installing your Guest virtual system, you may want to check the Internet connection at the first stage.

   Step 1

To check your Internet connection via VM, open MS-DOS prompt and ping Google servers with the ping 8.8.8.8 command and test your network connection.

   Step 2

Go to Start / Programs / Internet Explorer and open Internet Explorer.

   Step 3

Since you already have a network connection when the Internet Connection Wizard opens, select option 3 and click Next.

   Step 4

When you try to access the Google search engine through the Internet Explorer web browser, you can now see that your connection is OK.

How to Install Drivers

After installing Windows 98FE, you can configure the network connections and use them for testing purposes only. However, you can experience the system more professionally by installing drivers for devices such as audio and USB.

You can download the Win98 USB and audio drivers from the table at the bottom of the article to your computer.

   Step 1

First, right-click on My Computer and click Properties from the pop-up options. When the System Properties window opens, click the Device Manager tab and check the drivers for the devices that are not installed on your system.

The Driver list that VMware Tools could not install is as follows.

• PCI Multimedia Audio Device
• PCI System Peripheral

   Step 2

After checking the uninstalled drivers, shut down your virtual computer. Then click VM / Manage / Change Hardware Compatibility from the menu to configure the compatibility of the VM so that the hardware can be found appropriately by the system.

   Step 3

When the VMware hardware version change wizard opens, click Next and continue. In the next window, change the Hardware Compatibility value to Workstation 5.x to install the drivers for the virtual machine and click Next.

   Step 4

After changing the hardware compatibility to Workstation 5.x, select Alter this virtual machine and click Next. After converting the VM to version 5.x, click the Close button.

   Step 5

After running your virtual system, you will see that new devices such as Standard Floppy Disk Controller are determined on the screen this time.

   Step 6

Some drivers will be updated automatically, but you have to manually install the drivers for devices such as USB.

When the Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller device is found by the system, click Next and proceed to the next step. In the add new hardware wizard, click Next to have Windows install the best drivers.

Check CD-ROM Drive and click Next to install the USB driver. In this step, make sure the Win98 ISO file is mounted on the VM.

   Step 7

Select The Updated Driver option because Windows has found a more recent driver version for USB and click Next. Windows will install the USB Controller driver to C:WINDOWSINFUSB.INF.

   Step 8

Also, install the drivers of the AMD PCNET Family Ethernet Adapter (PCI-ISA) device found by the system by following the same steps.

   Step 9

One of the biggest problems in using Win98 VM is the sound driver. After changing the hardware version, the audio device will be automatically found by the system.

An important point here is that if you try to install the sound driver with Workstation 16.x or 17.x version, you will get a Windows Protection Error. Therefore, you must change the hardware version of the VM.

Click the Cancel button when the system finds the PCI Multimedia Audio Device.

   Step 10

You have to manually install the driver for the audio device, because the CD-ROM cannot automatically install the drivers for this device.

Copy the Eapci8m.ecw file in the Audio Driver that you downloaded to your computer from the table at the bottom of the article into C:WINDOWSSYSTEM.

   Step 11

Now, copy the Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI Driver (epw9xup) file to the VM and run it. After running the setup file, the Audio device will be automatically scanned again and the drivers will be installed.

   Step 12

After copying the EAPCI8M.ECW file to the corresponding location, open Device Manager and open the settings of the Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI device and select MIDI Synthesizer Waveset setting “Export 8 MB GM/GS Waveset 5” and click OK.

After installing Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI Driver you will get an error like below because you need to configure the MIDI settings of the system.

The Creative Ensoniq AudioPCI driver cannot load MIDI waveset. MIDI playback 
has been disabled.

   Step 13

You will no longer receive MIDI alerts when you restart your system. In addition, you can see the AudioPCI Mixer application launched in the taskbar.

How to Use USB Flash Memory

We recommend using a USB flash drive so that you can quickly copy large files to your virtual machine.

   Step 1

Now, plug a USB Flash Memory into your system on your host PC. In the New USB Device Detected window opened automatically by VMware, check the “Connect to the host” option and click OK.

   Step 2

Create a new folder or document inside the USB disk on your host and then click VM / Removable Devices / Name of your USB / Connect in Workstation Pro’s tool menu to connect it to your VM.

   Step 3

You must also manually install the USB Mass Storage Controller driver to be able to use flash drives in the VM. First, install the Generic USB Hub driver found by the system from the Windows ISO file.

   Step 4

You must also manually install the USB Mass Storage Controller driver to be able to use flash drives in the VM.

Likewise, download the USB Mass Storage Controller Driver (nusb320-Eng-98FE) file to your computer and double-click on it to start the installation. When the Native USB Driver window opens, extract the contents of the archived file to C:USB.

   Step 5

Click the Refresh button in Device Manager and scan for hardware again. This time, install the Generic USB Hub driver manually. For Generic USB Hub, select “Search for the best driver for your device” and click Next. Select the folder you extracted to C:USB for USB Hub Driver and click OK.

After installing the driver for the DataTraveler 3.0 device, if the system cannot find the USBNTMAP.SYS file, you can find it in C:USB.

   Step 6

Finally, you can see that the USB flash memory 3.0 device is now running smoothly on it. Also, you can see the “KINGSTON DataTraveler 3.0” device when you check “Disk Drives” via Device Manager.

How to Delete the Virtual Machine

If for some reason you no longer want to use the Win98 guest machine that you have installed with Workstation on your host PC, we recommend that you delete it completely from your host disk.

Right-click the VM you want to delete from the left panel of Workstation Pro and click Manage / Delete From Disk, then click Yes.

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Установка VMWare Tools в составе VMWare (Player, Workstation or Server) даёт возможность запускать Windows 9X в полноэкранном режиме на HD мониторах с глубиной цвета 32 bit, а так же обеспечивает совместимость с другим физическим железом, однако не устанавливает звуковой драйвер.

Ниже расположена ссылка на zip-архив для решения этой проблемы. В архиве кроме непосредственно самого драйвера (SBPCI_WebDrvsV5_12_01.exe) расположен так же бинарник для воспроизведения midi-файлов и DirectX 9c для решения возможных проблем с ошибками NTKERN.VXD и MMDEVLDR.VXD.

Установка.
1. Распакуйте архив и поместите его содержимое в любое удобное место в среде гостевой Windows 98.
2. Установите сам драйвер (файл SBPCI_WebDrvsV5_12_01.exe). Не перезагружайте ОС после завершения установки. В процессе Windows попросит установочный диск Windows 98. В настройках виртуальной машины укажите путь к ISO образу или путь к физическому диску (не важно как, но гостевая ОС должна увидеть установочный диск Windows).
3. Поместите файл «eapci8m.bin» в C:windowssystem.
4. Установите DirectX (файл directx_9c_redist.exe). Для тех, кто забыл как это было — установка спросит путь до папки, куда следует распаковать содержимое. После чего необходимо вручную запустить установку DirectX из указанной папки.
5. Перезагрузите гостевую ОС.

После повторной загрузки звук должен работать. На скриншоте показаны настройки звука. Опции будут неактивны, если драйвер не установлен.

Драйвер гарантированно работает на Windows 98 SE, но так же должен работать и на других версиях Windows 98. Возможно будет работать и на других редакциях Windows 9X, таких как Windows 95 и Millennium.

Ошибка типа «The NTKERN.VXD and MMDEVLDR.VXD device loader(s) for this device could not load the device driver. (Code 2)».
Ошибка по всей видимости вызвана тем, что при написании кода Creative Technology, Inc использовали API DirectX, или библиотеки, не включённые по умолчанию в Windows 98. В любом случае, установка DirectX устраняет эту проблему.

Не многие из вас наверное застали и помнят времена, когда иметь компьютер дома мог позволить не каждый, а уж еще и с Dialup интернетом и подавно. Windows 98 – система, впервые вышедшая в 1998 году и показанная самим Биллом Гейтсом навела немало шороха и инновацией по сравнению с ее предшественником – Windows 95.

Сама система, как и 95-ая визуально мало чем отличалась. Отличилась однако Windows 98 более успешными продажами в США и знаменитой презентацией с синим экраном смерти. Чуть позже, в 1999 году даже вышло обновленное издание Windows 98 Second Edition исправляющее множество багов, добавив поддержку USB, модемов, обновленного браузера Internet Explorer 5 и других особенностей.

Именно в этой статье мы рассмотрим последнюю версию – Windows 98 SE, которую установим на современный ПК при помощи виртуальной машины Vmware Workstation.

Где взять ОС?

В этой статье я не буду подробно рассказывать, где взять эту старую ОС. К сожалению устаревшие Windows невозможно загрузить с официального сайта Microsoft, а их поддержка уже давно была прекращена.

Поэтому среди немногочисленных вариантов будет поиск лицензионной/пиратской копии на CD/дискете или же более современный вариант – Скачивание копии (образа) через интернет на файлообменниках/трекерах. Установочный диск весит максимум до 700мб – Размер обычного CD диска.

Почему выбор пал именно на Windows 98, а не на Windows 95? Да потому что та версия устанавливается сложнее, а работает она еще хуже, чем Windows 98. К тому же, на Windows 98 вас ждет встроенный интернет-браузер (IE5), стандарт Plug-and-Play, более удобный интерфейс, и вы сможете запустить на порядок больше программ с играми без поиска необходимых драйверов.

Процесс Установки

Перед началом установки нашей Windows 98 SE нам прежде всего понадобится виртуальная машина Vmware Workstation Player, которую можно скачать здесь с официального сайта. На выбор есть версия для Linux и Windows.

С помощью виртуальной машины можно установить любую ОС, но мы рассмотрим только Windows 98.

После скачивания VMware Можно приступать к первой настройке.

1. Запустив Vmware Workstation Player в верхней части окна можно добавить новую операционную систему.
2. В следующем окне нам предложат указать путь до установочного диска (для дисководов) или же выбрать образ диска (Iso формата). Выбираем второй вариант и указываем путь до образа диска, который вы скачали до этого. Программа автоматически обнаружит, что данный образ является Win98 и подберет все дальнейшие настройки за вас.

1. В следующих пунктах вас спросят как назвать виртуальную машину и сколько выделить места на жестком диске под Windows 98. 8 Гб места вполне достаточно для данной ОС.
2. Запускаем нашу Виртуальную машину и начинаем установку ОС. В предложенных пунктах выбираем Boot from CD-ROM и затем Start Windows 98 Setup From CD-ROM. Тем самым начнется установка Windows через установочный ISO образ. Займет этот процесс от 5 до 15 минут.

1. Дальше дело за малым. Подтвердив все этапы с дальнейшей перезагрузкой и повторно указав загрузку с CD-ROM мы попадем в установку Windows 98 в которой вам понадобится ввести дату и время, имя пользователя и лицензионный ключ для активации ОС. Начнется установка системы, которая займет пару минут.

1. После всех проделанных этапов Windows 98 будет считаться установленной и полностью готовой к работе, но в нашем случае еще предстоит установить драйвера от Vmware, настроить Звук и подключиться к интернету.

Добавление Драйверов, звука и интернета

Драйвера Vmware

Прежде всего рекомендуется установить драйвера для Vmware. Это позволит нам включить аппаратное ускорение GPU и прямой обмен файлов между главной и виртуальной ОС.

Для этого уже в запущенной системе заходим в Player и выбираем Manage > Install/Reinstall Vmware Tools

После установки драйверов и перезагрузки системы в системном трее рядом с часами у вас появится иконка Vmware Tools сигнализирующая об успешной установке всех инструментов.

Драйвера Звука

Следующим этапом будет установка звуковых драйверов. Для этого нам подойдут драйвера от Creative SoundBlaster Audigy (SBPCI-webdrvsv5_12). Найти эти драйвера можно на официальном сайте Creative или сторонних ресурсах как для Windows 95-98 так и для Windows 98SE.

После загрузки этих драйверов на ваш ПК, достаточно перетянуть файлы драйверов в окно запущенной виртуальной машины Win98. После этого данные файлы окажутся внутри Vmware и их можно будет запустить внутри Windows 98 для установки звука. Windows так же попросит вас указать путь до установочного диска Windows. Поэтому не спешите удалять образ Iso диска с системы.

Настройка доступа в Интернет

Никаких драйверов и настроек модема не потребуется. Все, что необходимо сделать – это запустить Internet Connection Wizard внутри Windows 98 и поэтапно следовать инструкции по настройке ниже.

1. Выбрать последний пункт – I want to set up My Internet connection manually (LAN). Настроить подключение к интернету через Локальную Сеть
2. Далее I connect through a local area network (LAN)
3. Поставить галочку Automatic discovery of proxy server (опционально)

В следующем пункте выбрать No – не настраивать почтовый аккаунт и затем завершить настройку подключившись к интернету.

Поздравляем! На этом подключение к интернету успешно завершено и можно приступать к полноценной работе с Windows 98 SE. Рекомендую так же заменить стандартный браузер на Opera v9.64 для Win98, так как с ней станет проще взаимодействовать с современными сайтами.

Зачем сейчас нужна Win98?

Несмотря на то, что система уже кардинально устарела, она может использоваться и по сей день. Конечно Windows 98 не заменит современные ОС, но с основными задачами типа работы с документами и файлами справляется без особых проблем (необходимо лишь обзавестись всеми необходимыми драйверами и софтом).

Целесообразно установить такую устаревшую ОС можно разве что ради ностальгических чувств – поиграть в игры былых лет, которые не могут запуститься на современных ПК и поэкспериментировать с различными программами.