Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For more DosBox-X configuration, you can refer to my video youtube.com/watch?v=JtZQ3B4lXzA youtube.com/watch?v=TESS6qYCq3E
DosBox-X download: dosbox-x.com
Instruction: 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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