Keeping Windows 98 alive via a virtual machine?

Since this is the newsgroup where Windows 98 die-hards hang out, are there
people here who keep a Windows 98 environment for themselves by installing
it on a virtual machine within XP or Vista, via VM Ware or similar programs?
I've picked up a few things about virtualization, and I'm interested in
learning more about how it is done.

Basically, with virtual machines, older operating systems (and applications)
can remain viable for however long one wants to use them. This is great
news.

Larry

Since this is the newsgroup where Windows 98 die-hards hang out, are there
people here who keep a Windows 98 environment for themselves by installing
it on a virtual machine within XP or Vista, via VM Ware or similar
programs? I've picked up a few things about virtualization, and I'm
interested in learning more about how it is done.

Basically, with virtual machines, older operating systems (and
applications) can remain viable for however long one wants to use them.
This is great news.

Larry

I use VPC 2007 in XP Pro and have Win98Se, XP Pro, XP Home, Server 2003,
Vista and ? installed in VPC.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

--
Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Since this is the newsgroup where Windows 98 die-hards hang out, are there
people here who keep a Windows 98 environment for themselves by installing
it on a virtual machine within XP or Vista, via VM Ware or similar
programs? I've picked up a few things about virtualization, and I'm
interested in learning more about how it is done.

Basically, with virtual machines, older operating systems (and
applications) can remain viable for however long one wants to use them.
This is great news.

Larry

I use VPC 2007 in XP Pro and have Win98Se, XP Pro, XP Home, Server 2003,
Vista and ? installed in VPC.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

--
Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a variety of
reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer operating systems
and hardware that does not have drivers for anything other than W9x are
common reasons.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Larry" wrote in message
...
Since this is the newsgroup where Windows 98 die-hards hang out, are there
people here who keep a Windows 98 environment for themselves by installing
it on a virtual machine within XP or Vista, via VM Ware or similar
programs?
I've picked up a few things about virtualization, and I'm interested in
learning more about how it is done.

Basically, with virtual machines, older operating systems (and
applications)
can remain viable for however long one wants to use them. This is great
news.

Larry

Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a variety of
reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer operating systems
and hardware that does not have drivers for anything other than W9x are
common reasons.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Larry" wrote in message
...
Since this is the newsgroup where Windows 98 die-hards hang out, are there
people here who keep a Windows 98 environment for themselves by installing
it on a virtual machine within XP or Vista, via VM Ware or similar
programs?
I've picked up a few things about virtualization, and I'm interested in
learning more about how it is done.

Basically, with virtual machines, older operating systems (and
applications)
can remain viable for however long one wants to use them. This is great
news.

Larry

"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...

Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a variety
of
reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer operating systems
and hardware that does not have drivers for anything other than W9x are
common reasons.

Hard drive format becomes relevant here. If the Virtual PC
has its home on a NTFS drive, data files from the FAT
environment can be imported to it only within the NTFS
environment (e.g. via WinXP Network Places.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...

Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a variety
of
reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer operating systems
and hardware that does not have drivers for anything other than W9x are
common reasons.

Hard drive format becomes relevant here. If the Virtual PC
has its home on a NTFS drive, data files from the FAT
environment can be imported to it only within the NTFS
environment (e.g. via WinXP Network Places.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...

Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a
variety of reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer
operating systems and hardware that does not have drivers for anything
other than W9x are common reasons.

Hard drive format becomes relevant here. If the Virtual PC
has its home on a NTFS drive, data files from the FAT
environment can be imported to it only within the NTFS
environment (e.g. via WinXP Network Places.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Say What?

VPC 2007 installed on XP w/all drives NTFS format.
Have a .vmc with 98SE installed on FAT32 formatted .vhd in VPC.
Can drag/drop files/folders both ways, from XP host directly into the VPC
window running 98SE and from 98SE directly to XP.

Or

In the VPC console .vmc 98SE configuration settings, the user can select
and set folders which are on XP to be shared in 98SE.

Or

The user can Right click on the folder icon at the bottom of the VPC window
to set a shared folder.
In 98SE the shared XP folders are mapped drives, which the user has full
access to do anything with that the user wants to do.


--
Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...

Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a
variety of reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer
operating systems and hardware that does not have drivers for anything
other than W9x are common reasons.

Hard drive format becomes relevant here. If the Virtual PC
has its home on a NTFS drive, data files from the FAT
environment can be imported to it only within the NTFS
environment (e.g. via WinXP Network Places.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Say What?

VPC 2007 installed on XP w/all drives NTFS format.
Have a .vmc with 98SE installed on FAT32 formatted .vhd in VPC.
Can drag/drop files/folders both ways, from XP host directly into the VPC
window running 98SE and from 98SE directly to XP.

Or

In the VPC console .vmc 98SE configuration settings, the user can select
and set folders which are on XP to be shared in 98SE.

Or

The user can Right click on the folder icon at the bottom of the VPC window
to set a shared folder.
In 98SE the shared XP folders are mapped drives, which the user has full
access to do anything with that the user wants to do.


--
Brian A. Sesko
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

I was curious in regards to the software that won't install or run in WinXP,
but will (only) run on Win9x (disregarding some games and DOS programs, and
some very old utility type programs). Is there anything really common
that really stands out? (Just curious)

Jeff Richards wrote:
Using Virtual PC to run Windows 98 is very common. People have a variety
of
reasons for using W98. Software that won't run on newer operating systems
and hardware that does not have drivers for anything other than W9x are
common reasons.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Larry" wrote in message
...
Since this is the newsgroup where Windows 98 die-hards hang out, are
there
people here who keep a Windows 98 environment for themselves by
installing
it on a virtual machine within XP or Vista, via VM Ware or similar
programs?
I've picked up a few things about virtualization, and I'm interested in
learning more about how it is done.

Basically, with virtual machines, older operating systems (and
applications)
can remain viable for however long one wants to use them. This is great
news.

Larry