i have a Win98 install CD

but it appears not to be bootable. how can i install it on a fresh copy of Parallels on my MacBook Pro which i just bought a few weeks ago? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

h

 

first step, download build 1922 at http://download.parallels.com/RC/Parallels-Desktop-1922-Mac.dmg
(if you haven't installed yet)

then download this doc622 boot disk
View attachment dos622.fdd

setup the guest for the win98 and set this boot floppy to boot on startup

note: you only need to setup up the harddrive at 2gig max because that is the max win98 could address

once you boot up on the floppy

run fdisk at the A:> prompt and then setup as bootable partition
A:>fdisk[enter]

(after you have fdisked)
then at the A:>format c: /s[enter]

(after format)
A:>C: [enter]

then
C:>md win98[enter]

then insert win98 cd into cdrom

then
C:>cd win98[enter]

then
C:\win98>copy R:\win98\*.*[enter]

after all the files have copied to c:\win98 folder
C:\win98>setup[enter]

you should be installing at this point

have fun

 

You are too generous. Thanks so much for setting me straight. Hope to return the favor sometime.

h

 

I'm trying to install windows 98, i'm using both your floppy image and a windows 98 cd image, however it may be a problem associated with the CD (always a thought). But when i start the install process i'm not getting any confirmation that it's starting and it's maxing out the core that parallels is running.

The computer is:
Macbook 2.0ghz
1gb ram
80gb hard drive

Virtual machine settings (i've tried twice on 2 setups):
256/32mb ram
2gb/400mb hard drive

 

It is my recomendation that you

remove or turn off the physical CD from guest setup, (temporarily)
then
copy the win98 folder off of the cd image in to the c:\win98.
Then
run setup from the c:\win98 folder.

Note: you might have to burn a CD of the win98. I don't know if the cdrom driver that is on the fdd will handle from an image, I have never tried it