Comments on: Install Windows 98 SE in Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: andr http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-76681 andr Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:43:44 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-76681 I spent hours trying to install Windows 98 with Parallels 4: Forget it! It's no problem with Vmware Fusion. Fusion rocks. I spent hours trying to install Windows 98 with Parallels 4: Forget it! It’s no problem with Vmware Fusion. Fusion rocks.

]]> By: peter http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-70253 peter Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:19:01 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-70253 After installing Parallels Tools my windows 98 refuses to shut down properly. I receive a black window and I have to end Windows 98 by pressing the little red block. Starting up again, it takes a long time because it was not finished (it must scan everything) in the correct way. Thanks for possible suggestions, and Thanks for all information on this forum! After installing Parallels Tools my windows 98 refuses to shut down properly. I receive a black window and I have to end Windows 98 by pressing the little red block. Starting up again, it takes a long time because it was not finished (it must scan everything) in the correct way.
Thanks for possible suggestions, and Thanks for all information on this forum!

]]> By: wad11656 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-55410 wad11656 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:47:53 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-55410 QUOTE by RealUnimportant: "Input the server address as smb://{vmname} and then authenticate using your guestOS username and password and there you have it, fileswapping capability." Um...What do you mean by "{vmname}"? Like i.e. "Windows 98.pvm", "{Windows 98.pvm}", "Windows 98", "{Windows 98}", or what? It'd be nice to be able to file swap, so please enlighten me. Thanks! QUOTE by RealUnimportant: “Input the server address as smb://{vmname} and then authenticate using your guestOS username and password and there you have it, fileswapping capability.”

Um…What do you mean by “{vmname}”? Like i.e. “Windows 98.pvm”, “{Windows 98.pvm}”, “Windows 98″, “{Windows 98}”, or what?

It’d be nice to be able to file swap, so please enlighten me. Thanks!

]]> By: wad11656 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-55409 wad11656 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:45:28 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-55409 Could you make a modified guide for Parallels 4.0? I believe you'd just be able to copy & paste all your instructions for here EXCEPT for all of the drivers. It would be wonderful to know how to get the sound working on my Windows 98 SE. Also, the same thing happens to me when trying to set up a printer with a local connection--it only appears in the printer queue, and the printer even warms up and gets ready, but it doesn't print. How exactly did you set up your Network connection for the printer? It prompts for the "Network Path or Queue name," but I have no idea what that is. When I click "Browse..." I don't see anything, so I try to expand "Entire Network," but it says "Unable to browse the network. The network is inaccessible"...etc. So I just need a step-by-step explanation on installing the Sound driver and the printer set-up. Thanks! --wad11656 Could you make a modified guide for Parallels 4.0? I believe you’d just be able to copy & paste all your instructions for here EXCEPT for all of the drivers. It would be wonderful to know how to get the sound working on my Windows 98 SE.

Also, the same thing happens to me when trying to set up a printer with a local connection–it only appears in the printer queue, and the printer even warms up and gets ready, but it doesn’t print. How exactly did you set up your Network connection for the printer? It prompts for the “Network Path or Queue name,” but I have no idea what that is. When I click “Browse…” I don’t see anything, so I try to expand “Entire Network,” but it says “Unable to browse the network. The network is inaccessible”…etc.

So I just need a step-by-step explanation on installing the Sound driver and the printer set-up. Thanks!

–wad11656

]]> By: Wim http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-39544 Wim Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:24:16 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-39544 Hi, thanks for this excellent manual. It helped me a lot. About sharing this: you can stop VM and then mount the win98 HD (double click on the HD image). From that point you're able to reach all the directories you want. Not a nice, but effective solution for some people. Hi, thanks for this excellent manual. It helped me a lot.
About sharing this: you can stop VM and then mount the win98 HD (double click on the HD image). From that point you’re able to reach all the directories you want.
Not a nice, but effective solution for some people.

]]> By: Michael http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-35867 Michael Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:36:52 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-35867 Ahhhh, the installation went beautifully well, thanks. However, I have a PCI Bridge and PCI Universal Serial Bus that is not functional - the drivers are missing. Also, APM support is missing. Any ideas as to what to do to correct these last three items. I see that someone else had the same issues on the Parallels Support Forums. No Fix or Solution provided there either. Also, the Virtual 98SE System just went to sleep and crashed. Reset was successful. Now set for No Display Sleep!!! Any input? Thanks! So, where does one find the actual specs for the base platform that is actually running under the Parallels VM? A particular Main Board and Chip Set emulation? Anyone? Ahhhh, the installation went beautifully well, thanks. However, I have a PCI Bridge and PCI Universal Serial Bus that is not functional - the drivers are missing. Also, APM support is missing. Any ideas as to what to do to correct these last three items. I see that someone else had the same issues on the Parallels Support Forums. No Fix or Solution provided there either. Also, the Virtual 98SE System just went to sleep and crashed. Reset was successful. Now set for No Display Sleep!!! Any input? Thanks!

So, where does one find the actual specs for the base platform that is actually running under the Parallels VM? A particular Main Board and Chip Set emulation? Anyone?

]]> By: Rob http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-18373 Rob Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:05:11 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-18373 Thanks for your detailed comment RealUnimportant. I didn't know about the method you have for connecting to the internet instead of the fake modem setup that I did. I will add that to the guide. I didn't seem to have the issue that you had with the Install Parallels Tools greyed out, but your notes should be helpful for those who do have that issue so thanks for writing about it. I will also add this to the guide. Thanks for your detailed comment RealUnimportant.

I didn’t know about the method you have for connecting to the internet instead of the fake modem setup that I did. I will add that to the guide.

I didn’t seem to have the issue that you had with the Install Parallels Tools greyed out, but your notes should be helpful for those who do have that issue so thanks for writing about it. I will also add this to the guide.

]]> By: RealUnimportant http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-18195 RealUnimportant Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:45:29 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-18195 A couple of amendments I've thought of while working through this otherwise sterling guide: Firstly, while my Win98.iso file was connected to the VM, Install Parallel Tools was greyed out. The Parallel Tools .iso is located in /Library/Parallels/Tools, connect it manually and it'll ungrey in the menu. This still didn't let me install it however, clicking the menu option did nothing, so I just opened the CD in the guestOS manually and it autoplayed and installed perfectly. Also, you don't need to go into the Control Panel when looking for the Device Manager; just right (ctrl) click the My Computer icon and select Properties, and this takes you sraight to the System Properties screen. You don't need to go through the fake modem selection process if you follow the instructions given in the official 98SE guide for going online - just click the Connect to the Internet icon instead of IE, and tell it straight away that you're trying to connect through a LAN. Lastly, for explicitness for those who don't see their Parallels machines whein they try to browse their mac's Network folder: after using the Win98 File and Printer Sharing dialogues to enable file sharing and activate sharing on a folder/drive, go to Finder and select Go - Connect Server (cmd-K). Input the server address as smb://{vmname} and then authenticate using your guestOS username and password and there you have it, fileswapping capability. I've found that sometimes it doesn't like me drag/dropping into this folder, if that happens to you try copy/pasting instead. Regardless of this nitpicking, I found this guide to be much easier to follow than the official one, and I now have a working Win98 machine for the first time in 6 years :D Oh, and while you may consider it "unstable", I once had it running on a live machine for up to 6 weeks between reboots, and it was in daily use as a gaming/surfing machine... I put this success down to never installing any other MS retail software ;) A couple of amendments I’ve thought of while working through this otherwise sterling guide:

Firstly, while my Win98.iso file was connected to the VM, Install Parallel Tools was greyed out. The Parallel Tools .iso is located in /Library/Parallels/Tools, connect it manually and it’ll ungrey in the menu. This still didn’t let me install it however, clicking the menu option did nothing, so I just opened the CD in the guestOS manually and it autoplayed and installed perfectly.

Also, you don’t need to go into the Control Panel when looking for the Device Manager; just right (ctrl) click the My Computer icon and select Properties, and this takes you sraight to the System Properties screen.

You don’t need to go through the fake modem selection process if you follow the instructions given in the official 98SE guide for going online - just click the Connect to the Internet icon instead of IE, and tell it straight away that you’re trying to connect through a LAN.

Lastly, for explicitness for those who don’t see their Parallels machines whein they try to browse their mac’s Network folder: after using the Win98 File and Printer Sharing dialogues to enable file sharing and activate sharing on a folder/drive, go to Finder and select Go - Connect Server (cmd-K). Input the server address as smb://{vmname} and then authenticate using your guestOS username and password and there you have it, fileswapping capability. I’ve found that sometimes it doesn’t like me drag/dropping into this folder, if that happens to you try copy/pasting instead.

Regardless of this nitpicking, I found this guide to be much easier to follow than the official one, and I now have a working Win98 machine for the first time in 6 years :D Oh, and while you may consider it “unstable”, I once had it running on a live machine for up to 6 weeks between reboots, and it was in daily use as a gaming/surfing machine… I put this success down to never installing any other MS retail software ;)

]]> By: yoink http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-15464 yoink Wed, 21 May 2008 23:36:04 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-15464 Works perfectly in Leopard on my BlackBook 2.4 GHz. I couldn't figure out how to install the sound driver, so thank you very much for preparing me for countless hours of retrogaming ahead :-) Excellent work! Works perfectly in Leopard on my BlackBook 2.4 GHz. I couldn’t figure out how to install the sound driver, so thank you very much for preparing me for countless hours of retrogaming ahead :-) Excellent work!

]]> By: Will http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-13924 Will Tue, 13 May 2008 08:20:17 +0000 http://robsnotebook.com/parallels_win98#comment-13924 Many thanks for preparing this excellent guide. I've just got a new 3Ghz iMac and purchased Parallels as part of the MacUpdate bundle. But the only OS install disk I could find was for Windows 98. So this and Ubuntu is what I've started with so far until I can get an XP disk for running Parallels properly. Many thanks for preparing this excellent guide. I’ve just got a new 3Ghz iMac and purchased Parallels as part of the MacUpdate bundle. But the only OS install disk I could find was for Windows 98. So this and Ubuntu is what I’ve started with so far until I can get an XP disk for running Parallels properly.

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