Virtual PC (virtual disk) problem

[Martijn Coppoolse]

Hello,

I'm trying to install Windows 98 onto a Virtual PC.
I have a boot disk for Windows 98, and a CD.

Now, setting up the virtual PC is not a problem. Even starting up from
the boot floppy works fine. The only problem is that the boot floppy
doesn't recognize any hard drive, while the VirtualPC says there's a
virtual hard drive assigned to it!

Any experiences, pointers, hints?

Thanks in advance,

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Please visit the Windows 98 experts in this newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hello,
|
| I'm trying to install Windows 98 onto a Virtual PC.
| I have a boot disk for Windows 98, and a CD.
|
| Now, setting up the virtual PC is not a problem. Even starting up from
| the boot floppy works fine. The only problem is that the boot floppy
| doesn't recognize any hard drive, while the VirtualPC says there's a
| virtual hard drive assigned to it!
|
| Any experiences, pointers, hints?
|
| Thanks in advance,
|

 

[John Smith]

I tried this just a few days ago. You have to treat the
Virtual Disk as a completely brand-new HDD. If you run
fdisk from your boot floppy, you'll see that the disk has
no partitions. Make one, format it and you're away.