WIN 98 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.) Create configuration file

Create the dosbox.conf-file, can be done in two ways, open dosbox and write "config -all -wc dosbox.conf" and it will the file in "C:\Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Local\DOSBox-X". Then just move (not copy) it to the dosbox-x folder. (It does need some editing so it's easier to download it all ready done):

Download this from github, or copy it from here.

3.) Configuring the output

Unlike Dosbox and DosboxDaum, this only need to be checked so two lines are correct:

core=normal
fpu=true

optional changes:

vmemsize=8                  #video memory
memsize=512                #system ram

4.) Ready to start!

Open up dosbox.

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)

However its easy easy to fix, just download:

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 (floppy) 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

Open dosbox-x and 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.img file and watch step 23)

10.) Transfer the Installation files

The older transfer methods like "Computer Management" does not work with Windows 10. 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. And always make a backup)

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 98 installation CD. Transfer only the WIN98 folder to the Disk Image.

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 win98
install /nm /is

alternative, if "install /nm /is" does not work, it might have been called setup, test this in that case:
c:
cd win98setup /nm /is

14.) Download DosBox-x Builds from Github

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.

In next window, select the installation files you want by tapping "spacebar" to select or deselect and Up and Down key to move the selection.

16.) Startdisk? NO!

When asking for start disk, just press Cancel. Otherwise it could overwrite the image and that could make it stop working.

17.) Install cont...

Now it will install windows, and it might take a while. It will however restart and cause of the editing in config-file it will boot into the boot-floppy again. Just close the dosbox-x, and watch next step...

18.) 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)

19.) Start dosbox-x

Now this could take some times to get started.

20.) Almost done

Now its just to follow the last installation part, its mostly accepting time, date and similar.

21.) After restarting

After the latest restart it will now be booting Windows 98. Be patient, this will take some time.

22.) 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.

23.) 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

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