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Old October 5th 18, 09:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
James Davis
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Default Win-98 virtual access to win-7 host drive

On Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 7:20:23 PM UTC-7, 98 Guy wrote:
Not that this is an issue in this case - but can you install / use
Windows VPC (XP Mode) or is there a reason you're staying with MVPC 2007?


My W98SE VHDs are images of my original IBM APTIVA with W95 (16-bit OS) upgraded to W98SE (32-bit OS). They do not work in Windows 7 (64-bit) WVPC. They do work in MVPC-2007. [And, WVPC is ruined on my W7 machine; it will not install properly anymore.--{Nor will the Lenovo OEM Windows 7 reinstall anymore.}]

I can tell you that on separate machines - one running 98se (real, not
virtual) and the other running win-7, that the win-7 machine can see and
access shared folders on the win-98 system (but perhaps only when no
password is set?). I don't know but I suspect that it doesn't work the
other way around.

I have no problem networking virtual W98SE machines locally within MVPC-2007,


This is a LAN within MVPC-2007 of two or more W98SE virtual machines only, using NBEUI/TCP (like networking real W9x/ME machines). This part of the LAN (same workgroup name) is using "Local" virtual NICs.

Well, I thought that *WAS* your original problem - that you *COULDN'T*
access shared folders between Win98 running in a VM and the host win-7
system.

This is what you said:

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What do you know about networking W98se running on MVPC-2007
on Windows 7 to the W7 Host?

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How am I supposed to interpret that?


This part of the LAN (same workgroup name) is using the "Microsoft Loopback Adapter" virtual NIC between the W98SE virtual machines and the Windows 7 host (real machine).

I just have a problem with networking Windows 98se to/from Windows 7
on the "Entire Network."


The shares do not show up in each others Network neighborhoods (or Entire Network) {Windows Explorer left-pane} directory trees, nor {right-pane} contents; and hence, cannot be mapped as network drives.

And like I said, that works just fine for me. Select a folder on your
win-98 machine to share. Naturally, make sure you have File and Printer
sharing turned on. Select full-access (or just read access) and no
password on the share. Then go to your win-7 system and select Map
Network Drive, and you should be able to see the win-98 system when you
browse the network. The name you should see will be what is entered in
the Identification tab on win-98 Network Neighborhood properties window.
The Workgroup setting you see there might have to match a similar
setting on the win-7 box (not sure about that).


I am sharing the whole of drive C: on the W98SE VPCs and one special Share Folder only on the Windows 7 machine. I am missing something that should allow these machines to see each other, but what is it? Do I need my W7 machine to be the Server?