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            <h1>Running a Windows NT 4.0 VM in Virtualbox</h1>
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	<li>Download Microsoft Windows NT 6&nbsp;<a href="https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-nt-40/40" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Extract the Windows NT 4&nbsp;files</li>
	<li>Launch Virtualbox</li>
	<li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine &gt; New
	<p>Name: Windows NT 4<br />
	Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
	Type: Microsoft Windows<br />
	Version: Windows NT 4<br />
	Memory Size: 256 MB<br />
	Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now</p>
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	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
	<p>Name the virtual disk image Windows NT 4.vdi<br />
	File size: 1024 MB<br />
	Hard disk file type: VDI<br />
	Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated</p>
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	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>Select the VM and Click Settings</li>
	<li>Select System &gt; Acceleration</li>
	<li>Uncheck Enable Nested Paging</li>
	<li>Uncheck Enable VT-x/AMD-V</li>
	<li>Select Storage</li>
	<li>Click on the CD-ROM drive</li>
	<li>Select the disc dropdown to the right &gt; Choose a virtual optical disc file...</li>
	<li>Browse to the extracted Windows NT 4 files and select the .iso file</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure the Windows NT VM is selected and click Start &gt; Normal</li>
	<li>Press Enter to setup Windows NT</li>
	<li>Press Enter to continue</li>
	<li>Press C to continue</li>
	<li>Page Down until you can press F8 to agree to the Licensing Agreement</li>
	<li>Press Enter to accept no changes</li>
	<li>Press Enter to install to the Unpartitioned space</li>
	<li>Select the 2nd option to partition using the NTFS file system &gt; Press Enter</li>
	<li>Press Enter a few more times for good measure</li>
	<li>When prompted, remove the CD by selecting Devices &gt; Option Drives &gt; Remove disk from virtual drive</li>
	<li>Press Enter to restart the VM</li>
	<li>After rebooting a few times you will be prompted to reinsert the CD-ROM</li>
	<li>Devices &gt; Option Drives &gt; Choose disk image</li>
	<li>Navigate back to the downloaded Windows NT 4 .iso file</li>
	<li>Click Open</li>
	<li>Click OK inside the VM</li>
	<li>Follow the default prompts and then enter a name and organization &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Give the computer a name &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Type an administrator password &gt; Re-type to confirm &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Select No, do not create an emergency repair disk &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Click Next</li>
	<li>Select Wired to the Network &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Click the Find button and then Next, Next, Next, Continue</li>
	<li>Click Yes to use DHCP</li>
	<li>Click Next, Next, Finish</li>
	<li>Set the date/time and time zone and click close</li>
	<li>Wait for the files to copy and Windows 95 to complete initializing</li>
	<li>Select a timezone &gt; Click OK</li>
	<li>Remove the CD by selecting Devices &gt; Option Drives &gt; Remove</li>
	<li>Click the Restart Computer button</li>
	<li>Select Input &gt; Keyboard &gt; Insert Ctrl-Alt-Del</li>
	<li>Enter the administrator password created earlier and click OK to login</li>
	<li>Welcome back to Windows NT 4</li>
	<li>Revel in the nostalgia</li>
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<h2>Optional Steps</h2>

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	<li>Select Devices &gt; Insert Guest Additions CD image...</li>
	<li>If VirtualBox Guest Additions doesn&#39;t autorun, open&nbsp;My Computer &gt; CD Drive &gt; Double click VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe</li>
	<li>Install Guest Additions accepting the defaults</li>
	<li>Accept any driver popups from the Guest Additions installer by clicking the Continue Anyway button</li>
	<li>After the installation completes select Reboot now &gt; Click Finish</li>
	<li>Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size</li>
	<li>Download i12bretro Windows SP.iso <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kCH4j9DmcDZHS3Bw8XlFG7PxJ5y-PR2v" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Select Devices &gt; Optical Drives &gt; Select disk image...</li>
	<li>Navigate to and select i12bretro_Windows_SP.iso</li>
	<li>If the VM doesn&#39;t autorun, open&nbsp;My Computer &gt; CD Drive</li>
	<li>Open the Windows NT folder &gt; Double click Windows NT 4.0 SP6.exe</li>
	<li>Follow the dialogs to install Service Pack 6</li>
	<li>Click Finish to reboot and complete the SP6&nbsp;install</li>
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