WIN 95 Guide



1.) Download DosBox-x Builds from Github

Download Dosbox-x from their github-page, from here. Some, but not all of the "Important Files" from darktravels homepage.

To this date, DOSBox-X 0.83.3 is the last release.

2.) Download DosBox-x Builds from Github

Unlike for creating your own dosbox.conf file like for windows 98, there is some changing need to be done to the file and easiest is to download it from github here. It does not need any configurations.

Move the file to the same folder as dosbox-x.exe

3.) Configuring the output

There is no changing need to be done to get the downloaded dosbox.conf to work with Windows 95, you will get the install to work but it will give you a black screen and will not log into windows when installation is done.

If it somehow does not work, just double check so this is correct in the file:

core=normal
fpu=true

4.) Ready to start!


Open dosbox-x.exe.

5.) Next step

Now is the easy part over, now its time to transfer files for installation.


6.) Boot disk installation

It seems like my favorite page does not work as it suppose to do (says under construction on some links, and other does not work anymore), some links does not work, and the only once that had the boot disk only have the version "write to floppy" and is not an img-file. (web.archive works however)

I use win98 boot-floppy, it works perfect and has all the support that needs to install windows 95. (I have tried win95 boot floppy also, but prefer the 98, it have worked for all windows installation images, including most pre-releases and demos of win95)

Can be downloaded from here:

7.) Create a Hard Disk image

Download from darktable and extract by opening the file:
Darktables 4GB Disk Image ￫

Or use this version, it does not need to be formated, contains 1 gb and 4 gb image!

8.) Add all files to config

First, move the 4gb file (win9x.img) created and boot-disk image to the dosbox-x folder (same as Dosbox-x.exe file is). now its time to add the disk image and boot floppy to the dosbox.conf file. Open that file in Notepad, and in the end add this lines and save:

imgmount 0 win98c.img -t floppy -fs none
imgmount 2 win9x.img -size 512,63,255,522 -t hdd -fs none
boot -l a

9.) Format the Hard Disk Image

When its started, the boot-disk should have booted. write:

format c:

and accept with "Y" and Enter. This will take a while, you will be prompted to name the disk, you can name it what you want. I prefer naming it "WIN9X" and Enter.

Close Dosbox-X.

(make a copy of the win9x file and watch step 23)

10.) Transfer the Installation files

The older transfer methods like "Computer Management" does not work with Windows 10, not on my at least. And I never got "XCopy" to work at all.

But I found ImDisk works like magic when transfering files. Only to remember to always have Dosbox-x closed when using it to transfer and access the image file, and always wait a few seconds after the last transfered file has completed before ejecting it. (always eject before open with dosbox-x or it could get corrupted.

1. Install by opening the cmd-file.
2. Open the program from the start menu.
3. Locate the disk img file (in this case win9x.img) and press "OK". And now it will open the disk image in file manager.

11.) Transfer the files from installation CD

Mount the ISO-file or original Windows 95 installation CD. Transfer only the WIN95 folder to the Disk Image. 

Most version works from a iso-image with win95 or original cd, I have not tested all, but if one does not work, try another. Latest version on Windows 95 did work for my installation.

12.) Eject

Eject the mounted image, by right-click and choose unmount or what it might be called in english. Then press OK.

13.) Installing Windows

Start Dosbox-x and write

c:
cd win95
install /nm /is

alternative, if "install /nm /is" does not work, it might have been called setup, test this in that case:

c:
cd win95
setup /nm /is

14.) Installation

Follow the setup, The mouse does not always work in the installation (does however work when its booting into the operating system) Use TAB button to go forward or Shift + TAB to go backwards on selected buttons.

15.) Install...

Choose "CUSTOM" installation, this so you can select what you want to have.

16.) Install...

When prompted to let Setup analyze and detect your hardware, the best thing to do is to allow the installation to automatically detect by selecting "Yes (recommended)".

This might take some time!



17.) Install...

Check everything and click  "Next". (I have not jet tested if Dosbox-x has CD-support.)

18.) Install...

Choose what you want to be installed, and click "Next"

19.) Startdisk? NO!

When asking for start disk, choose "No", otherwise it could overwrite your 622c.img boot disk and make it corrupted.

When done, it will restart and boot into the floppy, just close dosbox-x and follow next step.

20.) Editing Config-file again.

To get it to boot into the hard-drive image, we need to add a "#" so the floppy will not be found, and change the "boot" to C. So It should look like this:

#imgmount 0 win98c.img -t floppy -fs none
imgmount 2 win9x.img -size 512,63,255,522 -t hdd -fs none
boot -l c

(Don't forget to save)

21.) Start dosbox-x again

Now this could take some times to get started.

22.) After restarting

After the latest restart it will now be booting Windows 95. Be patiant, this will take some time.

23.) Last part...

After its booted into windows, its done.  Most screen 4:3 resolution works perfect with 256, 16-bit or 24-bit. Audio does work on most games, but not all, Sam and Max does not play the background music, I have not yet tested but maybe Munt would fix that, or maybe S3 Trio64 Bios.

24.) Multiple Disk-images

Just in case I do not edit and transfer files from and to the Windows-image in case it would be corrupted. So I create new images from the 4gb-file and formating them (watch step 9). Change the name on every new image-file you create, and in the config-file just add them like this:

imgmount 3 disk1.img -size 512,63,255,522 -t hdd -fs none
imgmount 4 disk2.img -size 512,63,255,522 -t hdd -fs none
imgmount 5 disk3.img -size 512,63,255,522 -t hdd -fs none

I do also backup the "windows-image" just in case before installing addons, programs or changing settings.

For other installation.

INSTALL DRIVERS (DARKTRAVELS HOMEPAGE)

Some installation with fixes might be found here.

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