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            <h1>Running a Windows 95 VM in Virtualbox</h1>
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	<li>Download MS-DOS 6.22 <a href="https://winworldpc.com/product/ms-dos/622" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Download MS-DOS CD driver <a href="https://archive.org/download/cd-driver-1.25" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Download Microsoft Windows 95 <a href="https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-95/osr-3" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Extract the MS-DOS and Windows 95 files</li>
	<li>Launch Virtualbox</li>
	<li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine &gt; New
	<p>Name: Windows 95<br />
	Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
	Type: Microsoft Windows<br />
	Version: Windows 95<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 95.vdi<br />
	File size: 256 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 floppy disk drive</li>
	<li>Select the disc dropdown to the right &gt; Choose a virtual floppy disk file...</li>
	<li>Browse to the extracted MS-DOS 6.22 files and select Disk1.img</li>
	<li>Click OK</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 95 files and select Win95_OSR25.iso</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure the Windows 95 VM is selected and click Start &gt; Normal</li>
	<li>Press Enter to start the MS-DOS installation and press Enter multiple times to accept the default values</li>
	<li>When prompted by the installer, go to the VM settings and swap out the MS-DOS disk images and press Enter to continue</li>
	<li>Once MS-DOS has been successfully installed, select Devices &gt; Floppy Drives &gt; Remove disk from virtual drive</li>
	<li>Press Enter in the VM to reboot</li>
	<li>Once MS-DOS has booted, select Devices &gt; Floppy Drives &gt; Choose disk image...</li>
	<li>Navigate to and select cd-driver-1.25.img</li>
	<li>Type the following commands
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	install</div>
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	<li>The CD-ROM driver installation process will start</li>
	<li>Click OK to complete the installation</li>
	<li>Select Devices &gt; Floppy Drives &gt; Remove disk from virtual drive</li>
	<li>Select Machine &gt; Reset &gt; Reset to restart the VM</li>
	<li>Upon booting into MS-DOS the Virtualbox CD drive should be assigned a drive letter</li>
	<li>Type the following commands:
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	setup</div>
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	<li>Press Enter for the routine maintenance</li>
	<li>Click the Continue button</li>
	<li>Click Yes to accept the licensing agreement</li>
	<li>Continue along the default installation by clicking the Next button</li>
	<li>Select No to creating a startup disk</li>
	<li>Click Finish to complete the setup</li>
	<li>Click OK to restart the VM</li>
	<li>Follow the prompts to give the virtual machine a name and workgroup</li>
	<li>Wait for the files to copy and Windows 95 to complete initializing</li>
	<li>Select a timezone &gt; Click OK</li>
	<li>Click Cancel on the printer setup dialog</li>
	<li>Select Devices &gt; Optical Drives &gt; Remove disk from virtual drive</li>
	<li>Click OK to reboot</li>
	<li>Press Escape or click the Cancel button on the Windows Network login</li>
	<li>Enjoy the boot up sound from the Gods</li>
	<li>Welcome back to Windows 95</li>
	<li>Revel in the nostalgia</li>
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