Install Windows 2000 In Dosbox Emulator

Notes

You will need a copy of the Windows 95 boot disk.

Step 1: DOSBox Setup

Edit DOSBOX.CONF (the configuration file for DOSBox) and some of the lines with this code (if it exists):

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output=surface -> output=opengl

vmemsize=x -> vmemsize=8

memsize=16 -> memsize=512

core=auto -> core=dynamic

cputype=auto -> cputype=pentium

cycles=auto -> cycles=max

voodoo=default -> voodoo=opengl

(this will be the end of DOSBOX.CONF)

[autoexec]

SET GLIDE=600

(add these after you have made WIN95VHD.img)

imgmount a '/path/to/Windows95b.img' -size 1,440

imgmount c '/path/to/WIN95VHD.img' -size 2097152

Step 2: Make the Virtual Hard Disk

Run this command for DOSBox Daum builds:

Z:> imgmake WIN95VHD.img -t hd -size 2048 -nofs

Or download the bochs tools, extract the archive, and run bximage.exe. Run the BXIMAGE.BAT under windows or wine to make an image. Here is the command for creating the image

bximage

Disk Image Creation Tool for Bochs

$Id: bximage.c,v 1.32 2006/06/16 07:29:33 vruppert Exp $

Do you want to create a floppy disk image or a hard disk image?

Please type hd or fd. [hd]

What kind of image should I create?

Please type flat, sparse or growing. [flat]

Enter the hard disk size in megabytes, between 1 and 129023

[10] 2048

I will create a 'flat' hard disk image with

cyl=xxx

heads=xx

sectors per track=xxx

total sectors=xxxxxxx

total size=2048 megabytes

What should I name the image?

[c.img] WIN95VHD.img

Writing: [] Done.

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I wrote xxxxxxxxxx bytes to WIN95VHD.img.

This command creates the Windows 95 Virtual Hard Disk Image which will be used as the target image for installation files. This file can be found in the same directory as 'DOSBOX.CONF`. If you cannot mount the image, use a folder instead.

Step 3: Boot the drive

After you have made the VHD and added the lines for AUTOEXEC.BAT, restart DOSBox. To boot the drive, use command boot to boot from a drive.

Z:> boot -l a

You will now need to partition the VHD. Refer to the Windows 95 Installation Guide Step 2 for how to use make partitions here. You will also need to format the partition, which is part of Step 2.

Step 4: Getting the setup files

You will now need to get the setup files. Mount the WIN95VHD.img file we created earlier and copy the directory .WIN95 from the Windows 95 Disc. If you cannot mount the IMG file, then mount the cdrom drive as D, mkdir C:WIN95, and copy D:WIN95*.* C:WIN95. Start the Windows 95 Setup by using the commands:

A:> c:

C:> cd win95

C:WIN95> setup.exe /is

Do note after Windows 95 is ready to restart during setup, close DOSBOX, remove the floppy mount command and change the boot -l a to boot -l c. Information about setup is found here.

Many improvements have come with the most recent versions of Windows. Unfortunately, along with these improvements, support for running certain DOS programs has been lost. For those who are attached to their old DOS software, there is hope.

You can still run your favorite DOS programs using an open source DOS emulator called DOSBox. DOSBox was designed to run DOS games, but will run many other DOS applications as well. There’s even a long list of DOS programs that have been tested on DOSBox. As well as Windows, DOSBox will run under Mac OS X, Linux and FreeBSD.

Download and Install DOSBox

Navigate to the DOSBox.com downloads website and select the Windows link. You will be automatically forwarded to the SourceForge.net website to download the installation file. If you have trouble with the download, click the direct link or click the mirror link to choose another download site.

Make sure you have 4.3 MB of free space to install DOSBox. Start the file, then make sure that Core files and Desktop Shortcut are selected. Click Next and Install to continue the installation, then click Close.

Install DOS Software

Before you start installing your software, create a directory on your C: drive for the files. For example, if you would like to play games, create a DosGames directory. Make sure that your folder name is 8 characters or less.

Don’t use spaces or any characters other than letters or numbers to name your DOS directory. Once the directory has been created, move your DOS files to the directory or install the DOS software directly into the directory.

Mount a Drive

Before you get started, make sure all your DOS programs are installed in a single directory. Start DOSBox with the shortcut on your desktop. At the command prompt, type MOUNT C C:DIRECTORY, where DIRECTORY is the folder on your hard drive containing your DOS programs. If the DOS files are on a floppy disk, type MOUNT A A: -t floppy. If they’re on a CD, type MOUNT E E: -t cdrom, where E is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.

In some cases, you won’t be able to type a backslash () in the directory path. This is due to a conflict between DOSBox’s key mapping and the key mapping of some keyboards. To solve the problem, press CTRL + F1. Delete and re-add the backslash key to remap the keyboard until the backslash key types the right character.

You must re-mount the drive each time you start DOSBox.

Change Directories and Run Your DOS Program

You can change your directory easily in DOSBox by simply typing the name of your mounted drive. For example, if you’ve mounted drive C:, then simply type C: at the Z: prompt. Then type DIR to see the files in your directory.

Type CD plus the name of the directory to change to a different directory. Type DIR again to see the contents of the new directory. Look for a .COM or .EXE file name. Type the file name to start the program.

For more tips on using DOS, read How to navigate in the DOS command prompt.