Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Setup DOSBox-X Windows 98 Internet (leverage VMware Workstation NAT network)
00:00 Existing DOSBox-X Environment
01:33 Install Npcap 1.79 download link: npcap.com/#download
02:02 Install network adapter on DOSBox-X VM
06:37 Install VMware Workstation to get VMnet8 network ("Internet switch") in Windows 11
VMware Workstation Pro: Now available Free for Personal Use
blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html
08:36 Connect DOSBox-X VM to the VMware switch
12:33 Go Internet
youtube.com/watch?v=Utuy4kleE7k
Setup DOSBox-X Windows 98 Internet (leverage VMware Workstation NAT network)
00:00 Existing DOSBox-X Environment
01:33 Install Npcap 1.79 download link: npcap.com/#download
02:02 Install network adapter on DOSBox-X VM
06:37 Install VMware Workstation to get VMnet8 network ("Internet switch") in Windows 11
VMware Workstation Pro: Now available Free for Personal Use
blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html
08:36 Connect DOSBox-X VM to the VMware switch
12:33 Go Internet





![DosBox-X - Windows 98 SE VM setup and installation
For more DosBox-X configuration, you can refer to my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtZQ3B4lXzA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TESS6qYCq3E
DosBox-X download: https://dosbox-x.com/
Instruction: https://dosbox-x.com/wiki/Guide%3AInstalling-Windows-98
Not like PCem or 86Box, DosBox-X is using a configuration file (*.conf) to store hardware info and settings. Please refer to above instruction link. windows98 conf file is also available below between the lines, just copy and paste to a text file and rename the extension name to .conf. I named the file as win98.conf in this video.
****************** win98.conf ******************
[sdl]
autolock=true
[dosbox]
title=Windows 98
memsize=128
[video]
vmemsize=8
vesa modelist width limit=0
vesa modelist height limit=0
[dos]
ver=7.1
hard drive data rate limit=0
floppy drive data rate limit=0
[cpu]
cputype=pentium_mmx
core=normal
[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16vibra
[fdc, primary]
int13fakev86io=true
[ide, primary]
int13fakeio=true
int13fakev86io=true
[ide, secondary]
int13fakeio=true
int13fakev86io=true
cd-rom insertion delay=4000
[render]
scaler=none
[autoexec]
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00:00 Install DosBox-X
00:40 Copy win98.conf and windows98SE iso image (win98se.iso) to installation folder.
01:08 Run command to start the VM
01:31 In the VM, create and mount a virtual disk as c: drive, load win98se.iso as d: drive, boot up from CD-ROM
03:13 Windows98 SE setup starts
06:02 Edit win98.conf add 3 command lines. it makes the VM boot up from c: drive
06:44 Start the VM, Windows98 set up continues
08:16 Windows 98 bootup
10:10 Another way to open the VM: from right click menu, choose open with DosBox-X.
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